Monument record 685 - GLAC HUKARVAT, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 77870 36210 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF73NE |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF73NE 2 7787 3621.
(NF 7787 3621) Barp (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
A chambered cairn is situated at the top of Glac Hukarvat. It is a bare mound of large boulders, 9 and 10ft high with a peristalith 64 to 67ft in diameter. A funnel-shaped forecourt, facing ESE, had a passage leading from it to a circular chamber.
RCAHMS 1928; A S Henshall 1972.
This cairn is as described and planned by Henshall (1972) and RCAHMS (1928). The footings of 2 shielings lie at the base of the cairn on the south side.
Re-surveyd at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 14 May 1965.
R Miller, 1967, Scot Stud, 214 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5595.
A. Henshall, 1972a, The Chambered Tombs of Scotland, 517 (Bibliographic reference). SWE3275.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
