St Kilda, Hirta, Glacan Chonachair
Cleit(S) (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Structure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Glacan Chonachair
Classification Cleit(S) (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Structure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 303089
Site Number NF09NE 194
NGR NF 09817 99623
NGR Description centred NF 09817 99623
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/303089
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (6 September 2008)
A group of eighteen cleits lies amongst the boulder walls of field enclosures to the SW and along the fringes of the scree slope below Glacan Chonachair. Thirteen retain some or all of their roof lintels, most with fragments of turf cap, and the remaining five are now roofless and in ruinous condition. A small circular enclosure and a U-shaped structure, possibly a peat stand, can be seen at the foot of the scree slope.
(Hirta 895-912, 2234-5)
Visited by RCAHMS (ARG) 6 September 2008
