| 932163 |
RECORDING |
FIELD VISIT |
This marker stone is set into the top of a crude plinth in moorland that was formerly cultivated ground. The stone is a squat pillar measuring 0.2m square at the base and rising to a height of only 0.5m. The plinth which measures about 1.2m square and about 0.3m in height, comprises only a few large boulders. [...] |
27 July 2011 |
| 932364 |
RECORDING |
FIELD VISIT |
Seana Chaisteal (Old Castle) occupies a prominent position on a rocky knoll at the end of a broad ridge running down and SE from Beinn Narnain. It overlooks sandy beaches to the E and S and large areas of formerly cultivable land to the NE and SW, much of which was inundated by sand in the late 17th century (Lawson 1994, 16). The largely grass-grown remains include what are probably a later prehistoric dun or broch, two medieval buildings, two enclosures, and a later cairn. [...] |
27 July 2011 |
| 932296 |
RECORDING |
FIELD VISIT |
This enclosure, which may have a small annex attached to its SW side, measures 41m square within a grass-grown bank at least 3m in thickness. The interior has been cultivated and the ridges, which are orientated NW and SE and measure about 5.8m between narrow furrows, extend over the enclosure bank on the SE. The enclosure is comparable to others recorded on the island of Killegray in 1980 (see NF98SE 8). [...] |
25 July 2011 |
