Monument record 592 - AM PRIOSAN, STROM DEARG, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Prison building
Location
| Grid reference | NF 75850 19990 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF71NE |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NF71NE 2 7585 1999.
(NF 7585 1999) Am Priosan (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
Am Priosan (Prison) is a dry-stone pear-shaped building on a rock near the western end of Strom Dearg.
The building measures internally 23ft long by 16ft at its widest point. The wall is 3ft high in places and varies from 5 to 6ft in thickness. RCAHMS 1928, visited 1914.
The prison is as described above.
Visited by OS (N K B) 7 May 1965.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 120, No. 410 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 120, No. 410.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
