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Skye, Dunvegan, Druim Na Creige, Duirinish Stone
Commemorative Stone (21st Century), Standing Stone (21st Century)
Site Name Skye, Dunvegan, Druim Na Creige, Duirinish Stone
Classification Commemorative Stone (21st Century), Standing Stone (21st Century)
Alternative Name(s) Millennium Memorial Stone; Standing Stone
Canmore ID 293100
Site Number NG24NE 44
NGR NG 2530 4797
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293100
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG24NE 44 2530 4797
Duirinish Stone was erected on the 24th June 2000 to celebrate the new millennium. Set in a concrete base, it stands approximately 5m high and was erected by hand.
Information from RCAHMS (ITMP), March 2008
Field Visit (18 November 2019 - 19 November 2019)
NG 25219 50480 (N area centred) and NG 25344 47923 (S area centred) A desk-based assessment and walkover survey were conducted at Totachocaire Farm, near Dunvegan, Isle of Skye. The survey area included a northern area around Totachocaire and Glen Suardal, and a southern area around Druim na Creige and St Mary’s church on the N side of Dunvegan village. The survey was required in advance of a woodland planting scheme.
The walkover survey was undertaken on 18–19 November 2019, with a total of 65 archaeological sites identified. Sites comprised two prehistoric hut circles (Canmore ID: 10931) as well as numerous medieval and post-medieval farmsteads (Canmore ID: 114771, 114768, 114772), shielings (Canmore ID: 114769, 114773), enclosures (Canmore ID: 305913), dykes and rig and furrow cultivation remains. Mitigation measures are recommended to safeguard the sites during woodland planting.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: Scottish Woodlands
Lindsey Stirling – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES Vol 21)
