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Barra, Chiall

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Shell Midden (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Barra, Chiall

Classification Shell Midden (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 83581

Site Number NF70NW 14

NGR NF 7070 0644

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General oblique aerial view of the Barra Air Terminal, looking towards Chiall, taken from the SSW.
General oblique aerial view of the Barra Air Terminal, looking towards Chiall, taken from the SSW.General oblique aerial view of the Barra Air Terminal, looking towards Chiall, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view of the Barra Air Terminal, looking towards Eoligarry, taken from the SSW.

Administrative Areas

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

Activities

Field Visit (1993)

Coastal Assessment Survey, Barra and Vatersay

A shallow shell midden above a fossil soil and alongside an old trackway. No pottery seen, but stratigraphic position suggests it is relatively recent.

MS 595/10, 6; MS 968/14, 9.

Branigan and Grattan

Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1998

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