MHG58585 - Possible cairn - Penifiler, Skye

Summary

A possible cairn in a prominent site at Penifiler, Skye.

Type and Period (2)

  • CAIRN (Unknown date)
  • BURIAL CAIRN? (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A possible cairn in a prominent site at Penifiler, Skye.

The site is visible as a roughly oval feature c.8m x 9m on 1999-2001 and 2010 aerial photographs. <1> <2>

Not recognised until 2018. Now probably destroyed by construction of a house on the site (permission granted in 2016).

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NG 4874 4144 (12m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG44SE

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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