MHG5770 - North Cuil
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Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
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Full Description
NG36SE 4 3957 6399.
(NG 3957 6399) Cairn. On the brow of a sharp dip in the low-lying ground at the head of Uig Bay, about 250 yards SW of thee Established Church, and about the same distance from and 30ft above high-water mark, is a cairn of stones of irregular outline overgrown with grass. It measures 54ft NW-SE by 48ft NE-SW and rises 5ft above the higher ground to the E and 12ft above the low ground to the W.
There is a large depression on the top of the cairn, and the surface has been considerably disturbed in other places.
RCAHMS 1928.
Cairn, as described by RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (C F W) 29 April 1961.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3957 6398 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG36SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM900 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11198 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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