North Uist, Tigharry, Sithean Eaval
Barrow (Prehistoric)(Possible), Natural Feature (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Site Name North Uist, Tigharry, Sithean Eaval
Classification Barrow (Prehistoric)(Possible), Natural Feature (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Cnoc Eaval; Loch Eaval
Canmore ID 10105
Site Number NF77SW 14
NGR NF 72053 72189
NGR Description Centred NF 7204 7221
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10105
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF77SW 14 centred 7204 7221
(Name : NF 7204 7221) Sithean Eaval stands at the N end of Loch Eaval on a slight elevation called Cnoc Eaval. It is a small green mound bearing a strong resemblance to Sithean Altair (NF77NE 9) which contained LBA cist burials.
E Beveridge 1911.
Sithean Eaval is a small grass-covered earth-and-stone mound, 8.5m N-S by 6.5m E-W and 1.7m high, at the foot of the eastern slope of Knock Eaval.
It bears no evidence of antiquity.
Visited by OS (J T T), 16 June 1965.
Desk Based Assessment (28 January 1965)
(Name : NF 7204 7221) Sithean Eaval stands at the N end of Loch Eaval on a slight elevation called Cnoc Eaval. It is a small green mound bearing a strong resemblance to Sithean Altair (NF77NE 9) which contained LBA cist burials.
Information from OS (BRS) 28 January 1965
E Beveridge 1911.
Field Visit (16 June 1965)
Sithean Eaval is a small grass-covered earth-and-stone mound, 8.5m N-S by 6.5m E-W and 1.7m high, at the foot of the eastern slope of Knock Eaval.
It bears no evidence of antiquity.
Visited by OS (J T T), 16 June 1965.
Field Visit (31 May 2012)
Previously identified as a probably natural feature, this grass-grown mound seems to be out of place within the natural topography and it may, therefore, be a barrow. It measures 7.5m from N to S by 5m transversely and up to 1.3m in height, but its western side has clearly been truncated by ploughing.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ATW), 31 May 2012.