MHG5085 - Cist and/or standing stone - Bernisdale
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- STANDING STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On the small peninsula at the head of Loch Treaslane (croft 83), close to, and to the south of longhouse (NG35SE 10) is a squat standing stone 1m high; 2m to the east of the stone, under a corrugated iron sheet is a stone-lined cist. The cist measures 1.1m by 30cm and at present is 30cm deep. It consists of two long slabs set on edge with smaller slabs across the ends. A dark black silt/soil fills the bottom of the cist.
Visited by M Wildgoose, October 1989.
The owner of the croft has protected the cist remains with a sheet of corrugated iron and is interested in investigating the cist further. Information provided by Martin Wildgoose in August 2004.
(KC 08/2004)
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3973 5171 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG35SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11141 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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