RCAHMS Archaeological Survey, Mingulay

Date 2003

Event ID 555790

Category Project

Type Project

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At the invitation of The National Trust for Scotland, RCAHMS undertook and completed a mapping survey of the island of Mingulay (DES 2003, 139).

Project Code: MING03

Area: 6.5km2

Linework: TM000681.zip

Database: DX001439.CSV

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Event	Type	Subtype	Notes	Date
577764	RECORDING	FIELD VISIT	There are a pen, two short stretches of bank and three marker cairns on the N tip of Guarsay Beag. The pen (MING03 109 NL 55182 84404) is built against the N face of an outcrop and a bank of boulders extends to the E. The second stretch of bank lies to the S and follows a dog-legged course E and W. The marker cairns (MING03 108 NL 55140 84454, MING03 451 NL 55183 84441, MING03 452 NL 55188 84449) comprise piles of loose stones up to 1m in height, and are clearly visible against the skyline from the sea. Three structures have been previously identified in this area by Branigan and Foster (2000), but their descriptions and locations can not be rationalised with the features located (see sites NL58SE 70, NL58SE 71, NL58SE 77). [...]	3 April 2003
577820	RECORDING	FIELD VISIT	A collapsed drystone pen is situated in a boggy gully about 20m N of the head-dyke around the fields on the N of Mingulay Bay. The pen measures about 2m from NE to SW by 1.7m transversely over walls spread to 0.5m in thickness and 0.2m in height. This site was identified as a cairn in Branigan and Foster (2000). [...]	4 April 2003
577584	RECORDING	FIELD VISIT	Five peat-stack stands are situated amongst the peat-cuttings on the N of the local summit of Guarsay Mór. The sub-rectangular stands (MING03 100-104), each of which is bounded by a stony bank, are all aligned from NE to SW. One has been built-up at its NE end and measures 6.8m by 2.8m transversely overall (MING03 104, NL 55022 84074). There are extensive areas of turf-stripping and peat-cuttings surrounding the stands. Four stands in this area are identified (see above entries) in Branigan and Foster (2000), but, their locations and descriptions can not be rationalised with those located on the date of visit. [...]	3 April 2003

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DX 001439

Digital version of the Structures Database created as part of the RCAHMS Archaeological Survey of Mingulay 2003

TM 000681

Zip file containing survey data for the RCAHMS Survey of Mingulay. Data includes the final composite DXF file and the GPS files.

RCAHMS Archaeological Survey, Mingulay

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