MHG52501 - Stone alignment, north of Grand View, Borve

Summary

A row setting of boulders including two stones which exhibit cup marks.

Type and Period (2)

  • STONE ALIGNMENT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
  • (Alternate Type) WALL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A row setting of boulders aligned NW – SE, comprising 26 stones and measuring 8.5m in length; 1.2m at its widest and, at the height of the highest boulder, 0.3m in height. This feature was identified during a watching brief in 2008. The stone alignment incorporates two cup-marked stones which are indexed and discussed separately. <1>

Note See MHG52502 for cup marked stone record (TB 9/8/24)

Sources/Archives (1)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 45482 47886 (6m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG44NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish SNIZORT

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

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