Barra, Eoligarry, Barra
Erosion Site(S) (Period Unknown), Manuport (Period Unknown), Unidentified Pottery
Site Name Barra, Eoligarry, Barra
Classification Erosion Site(S) (Period Unknown), Manuport (Period Unknown), Unidentified Pottery
Canmore ID 9773
Site Number NF70NW 9
NGR NF 705 070
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9773
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barra
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF70NW 9 705 070.
On the slopes of Ben Eoligarry are a few erosion patches in the blown sand, exposing shells, bones, iron slag, sherds etc. The only noteworthy find was a fragment of the Jurassic fossil Gryphaea which can only have been brought by human agency, since the nearest natural occurence is in Skye.
J Davies 1973.
