MHG43094 - Suisnish, Raasay

Summary

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Type and Period (1)

  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NG53NE 2 5529 3545.

(NG 5529 3545) Tumulus (NR). Human Remains found AD. 1841 (NAT)
OS 25"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

No trace remains of the tumulus (RCAHMS 1928).
RCAHMS 1928; Name Book 1877.

This site falls on the top of a rocky knoll over-looking Inveravish Bay, now occupied by Raasay War Memorial. Loose stone around the base of the memorial, covering an area 8-9m in diameter, suggests this is the site of a cairn.
Visited by OS (A S P) 8 June 1961.

No change.
Visited by OS (R L) 22 September 1971.

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 5529 3544 (6m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG53NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish PORTREE

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