MHG40104 - Suileabhaig, Sanday
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Undated)
Protected Status
Full Description
Situated at NG 2810 0402 and measuring 5.0m ENE-WSW by 1.0m. Its WSW end is formed by a boulder the other end being mutilated.
Lethbridge's siting is confusing but he may be refering to NG20SE 11, and his large mound may be NG20SE 15 as there is no trace of another mound along this shore. This 'numerous circular hut sites' is probably a reference to the numerous shieling-type structures that occur in this area.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (I S S) 29 May 1972.
(Area: NG 281 041) A Viking burial similar to that at Rudha Langaninnis, and probably 9th century, (see NG20NW 3) lies beneath the NW base of the knoll Sean Dun, Sanday. It is unorientated and its setting is determined by the lie of the ground. It is 17' x 4' 6" within the kerb (RCAHMS 1928).
There is another (15' x 4') on a lower level c. 100 yards SW, as well as numerous circular hut sites, and to the N, on the raised beach, is a large mound, probably a wheelhouse.
Lethbridge states that none of the boat-shaped, so- called Viking burials on Sanday is convincing, (private 6"map, annotated by T C Lethbridge, 1953) and Rivet considers they are more probably kelp-drying kilns (OS 6"map, annotated by A L F Rivet (assistant archaeology officer).
RCAHMS 1928.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 219, No. 686.
- --- SHG3140 Text/Publication/Article: Alcock, L. 1983. The supposed Viking burials on the islands of Canna and Sanday. SHG23447. 293-309. 293-309.
- --- SHG970 Text/Publication/Article: Crawford, I A. 1962. 'Kelp burning', Scot Stud Vol. 6 1962, p.105-7. Scot Stud. 105-7. 105-7.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2809 0401 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG20SE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5908 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10758 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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