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North Uist, Eaval

Cave (Period Unassigned)

Site Name North Uist, Eaval

Classification Cave (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 75697

Site Number NF95NW 3

NGR NF 9059 5963

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish North Uist
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NF95NW 3 9055 5965.

Beveridge was informed that there was evidence of human occupation here, but this cave was not visited by him.

E Beveridge 1911.

Activities

Field Visit (22 April 2016)

This natural cave, with an external opening up to 5m high, has a roughly triangular floor area measuring about 4m from NE to SW by no more than 2.5m transversely at its mouth. The floor is covered in guano, but there is no evidence of human occupation in the visible deposits or in the talus outside the cave.

Visited by HES Survey and Recording (GFG) 22 April 2016

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