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Isle Of Lewis, Beinn Fuathabhal
Stone Circle (Neolithic)-(Bronze Age)
Site Name Isle Of Lewis, Beinn Fuathabhal
Classification Stone Circle (Neolithic)-(Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 306031
Site Number NB13SE 61
NGR NB 16195 31261
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/306031
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Uig
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (2009)
NB 16195 31261 Stone circle (altitude 157m) The shape of the stone circle is a type 2 egg as catalogued in Thom AS and Burl A (1980) Megalithic rings BAR British series, 81 and is the first of this type recorded on the Isle of Lewis. The circle is c16 x 19m and consists of 13 stones, five stone settings and three outer stones. The stone circle is SSE of the summit of Beinn Fuathabhal on a rise of bedrock, in a small valley between two ridges. The outcrop of rock slopes gently to the S with a sharp drop to the N. The stones are on a natural ridge of rock with the central stones on a slightly raised area. The area inside the stones appears to have been cleared of rocks and boulders. The stones in the circle range in size from 0.3 x 0.32 x 0.28m to 1.2 x 0.7 x 0.59m. Some are sitting on the bedrock, others have packer stones to hold them up at an angle. The views from inside the circle include all the major Callanish sites and Great Bernera, including Lag Na Caillich stone of Bostadh. On the high ridge on the N side of the circle the outer stone is one of a pair of stones known as Ron’s Boulders (NB 16221 31256 and NB 16201 31265), first noted by Ron and Margaret Curtis.
NB 16091 31194 Pair of standing stones (altitude 152m) One of the pair of standing stones is erect and one has fallen. The upright stone is 1.07m H x 0.66m W x 0.44m D with a packer stone 0.24 x 0.21m. The fallen stone is 1.32m H x 0.8m W x 0.54m D and the packer stone for this appears to be in its original position and measures 0.46 x 0.27m. The two packer stones are 1.56m apart and the two standing stones are 2.25m apart. The standing stones are sited on bare bedrock on the edge of the contour in the landscape with a sharp drop to
the S. The sites were surveyed on 11 June 2009.
Archive: Western Isles SMR
David Godwin (This entry is attributed to David Godwin and Margaret Curtis in DES. This information is incorrect. Margaret Curtis did not work with David Godwin on this site, pers comm, Margaret Curtis, June 2010).
