MHG5737 - Possible Stone Circle, Kilmuir

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Type and Period (3)

STANDING STONE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
HUMAN REMAINS (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
STONE CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)

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Full Description

Centred 44 67.

There was an old chapel in the parish of Kilmuir called Pein-na-cille, where there were two erect stones. These stones were evidently part of a circle, but were taken down some time ago, and human bones were discovered around them.
NSA 1845

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--- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol. 14, Inverness-shire, 267.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 4400 6700 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG46NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	KILMUIR

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG5737 (Monument) (MHG43840)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/11370 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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