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St Kilda, Hirta, Gleann Mor
Pen (Period Unassigned), Rock Shelter (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Gleann Mor
Classification Pen (Period Unassigned), Rock Shelter (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Leathad Na Guiltichean
Canmore ID 301562
Site Number NA00SE 79
NGR NA 08809 00224
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/301562
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (3 September 2009)
A U-shaped pen has been built against the E outer face of a field wall. 13m upslope amongst a mass of tumbled boulders, a short stretch of wall infills the gap between two large boulders creating a small rock shelter.
(Hirta 2286-7)
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG) 3 September 2009
Measured Survey (5 September 2009 - 9 September 2009)
RCAHMS surveyed Gleann Mor, Hirta, St Kilda between 5-9 September 2008, using GPS data and ground observation, to produce a site plan at a scale of 1:500 across five survey sheets. These survey drawings were later used as the basis for a site plan redrawn in vector graphics software for publication at a scale of 1:2500 (Gannon and Geddes 2015,84)
