Monument record 707 - DUN NAN GALLAN, STONEYBRIDGE, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 73860 33570 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF73SW |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF73SW 4 7386 3357.
(NF 7386 3357) Dun nan Gallan (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
There was no trace, in 1914, of Dun nan Gallan, about 200 yards north of the northern end of Loch Ollay in Stoneybridge, South Uist.
RCAHMS 1928.
The site of Dun nan Gallan is now occupied by a modern farmhouse of that name, and is on a low, grassy, knoll surrounded by marshy ground ( a loch, now drained) No trace of either dun or causeway remains, although walling was discovered whilst trenching in the immediate vicinity of the house about two years ago.
Visited by OS (N K B) 10 May 1965.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 122, No. 426 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 122, No. 426.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
