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St Kilda, Hirta, Carn Mor
Cleit(S) (Post Medieval), Hut(S) (Post Medieval), Pen(S) (Post Medieval), Rock Shelter(S) (Post Medieval), Wall (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Carn Mor
Classification Cleit(S) (Post Medieval), Hut(S) (Post Medieval), Pen(S) (Post Medieval), Rock Shelter(S) (Post Medieval), Wall (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 296518
Site Number NF09NE 30
NGR NF 08086 99194
NGR Description centred NF 08086 99194
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296518
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (14 May 2007 - 10 May 2008)
Spread across the boulder field of Carn Mor, there are a range of structures, including 76 rock shelters, 19 cleits, 4 pens, 2 huts, a platform, a short stretch of walling and a trackway. See also NF09NE133-4.
(Hirta 174-233, 2042-50, 2151-76, 2178-9, 2181-2205, 2208-10, 2212-4, 2300, 2307; Hirta 174-196, 198, 210 and 214 were not located during the RCAHMS 2007-09 survey).
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW, AGCH), 10 May 2008
