MHG5535 - Eilean Gille Mhairtein, Canna
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Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
NG20NE 14 2676 0508.
(NG 2676 0508) Enclosure (Visible on RAF air photograph 106G/Scot/UK 537: 3066-7; flown 7 May 1946) - possible chapel site (OS 6" map, annotated A L F Rivet 1961).
(Undated) information from OS archaeology record card.
On Eilean Ghille Mhairtein is a roughly oval enclosure measuring 17.0m E-W by 10.5m between the centres of a wall spread to 1.5m. The E end is mutilated. Date and purpose uncertain.
About 20.0m to the E are traces of another enclosure measuring 9.0m in diameter with the S side eroded. There are two boat noosts at the E end of the island. There is no ground evidence for, nor any local tradition of, a chapel on this island.,
Visited by OS (I S S) 27 May 1972.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2676 0508 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG20NE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10699 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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