Site Event/Activity record EHG4596 - Geophysical survey - Kildonan, Eigg

Location

Location Kildonan, Eigg
Grid reference Centred NM 4890 8525 (35m by 41m)
Map sheet NM48NE
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unaffiliated

Date

Jun-July 2012

Map

Description

A resistivity survey was carried out in 2012 at the traditional site of St Donan's Monastery, Kildonan, Eigg, under the direction of J Hunter. It was undertaken in Area C, the area of the oval graveyard at the south end of the site, to complement that originally carried out in 2008 (see EHG). The responses were badly distorted by burials, but it was possible to interpret parts of the sub-circular enclosure. However, the structural remains encountered in a subsequent excavation trench (Trench 5) were not apparent. Curiously, the data suggested the presence of a linear feature, presumably a wall aligned east/west, lying immediately to the south of the enclosure. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Hunter, J. 2012. Excavations at Kildonnan, Eigg 2012. Unaffiliated. Digital.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Cemetery - St. Donan's Chapel and Burial Ground, Kildonnan, Eigg (Monument)
  • Church - St. Donan's Chapel and Burial Ground, Kildonnan, Eigg (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 26 2015 5:04PM

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