Monument record 728 - GUNISARY BAY, BENBECULA
Summary
Island dun
Location
| Grid reference | NF 79850 49160 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF74NE |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF74NE 9 7985 4916.
(NF 7985 4916) A small island, in the north end of Gunisary Bay, about 700 yards north of Creagorry, Benbecula, is occupied by the scanty remains of a dun, only a narrow ring of stones round the margin being left. A submerged causeway, 15 yards long, connects the dun to the north end of the loch.
RCAHMS 1928.
The dun is as described above: there are no surveyable remains. Causeway partly submerged.
Visited by OS (R D) 17 May 1965.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 101, No. 346 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 101, No. 346.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
