Monument record MHG4008 - Harris 5, Rhum

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Grid reference Centred NM 3419 9552 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet NM39NW
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Incomplete, heath/rough pasture on raised beach with SW aspect at an altitude of 30-40m OD.
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NM39NW 27 342 955.

Situated on the bare surface of the raised beach, and around its fringes, to the NE of cairn NM 39 NW 3, there are a number of circular stone-banked enclosures, possibly huts, built of beach pebbles. One group comprises three abutting enclosures which measure from 4m to 2m in diameter within a wall 1m thick.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983.

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  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 17, No.96.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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