Monument record 628 - LOCH CNOC A' BUIDHE, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 75070 25800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF72NE |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF72NE 2 7507 2580.
(NF 7507 2580) A hut circle, formed of blocks of stone, is situated on a knowe about 30ft higher than, and 70 yds E of the S end of Loch Cnoc a' Buidhe, South Uist, as an elevation of 50ft OD.
it is slightly flattened along the western side and in 1914 the wall was about 3ft wide and 2ft high. Internally, it measured 23ft NNW-SSE by 19ft across. Impinging on the outside of the circle at the north west and north were two oval chambers 8ft. by 6ft.
RCAHMS 1928.
Above confirmed. The entrance to the hut circle was probably in the SW side.
Surveyed at 1/10560.
Visited by OS (N K B) 8 May 1965.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 115, No. 392 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 115, No. 392.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
