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Geodha Ban, Aird, Benbecula
Bunker (Modern), Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Geodha Ban, Aird, Benbecula
Classification Bunker (Modern), Dyke (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 337389
Site Number NF75NE 24
NGR NF 75881 55068
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/337389
- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (February 2005 - March 2005)
BB38:
(i) a square stone bunker with a concrete roof lies behind the coast edge. The walls are of mortared beach stone and stand to 1.75m high. It measures 2.5 x 2.5m, and has a doorway on the east end of its south wall. It is of recent construction and probably associated with military activity. In the aftermath of the recent storm, this building has been damaged by an encroaching storm beach, now extending c. 25m inland of the bunker.
(ii) The top of a stone dyke is visible in the storm beach. It runs perpendicularly to the coast and can be traced for c. 30m. It has also been engulfed by the retreating beach.
Moore and Wilson 2005, 235
