Monument record MHG4072 - Baravaig
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6895 0893 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG60NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG60NE 3 6896 0893.
(NG 6896 0893) Site of Dun (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
Site of dun (RCAHMS 1928). An old fort ... or few loose stones is all that remains visible. (ONB 1876)
Name Book 1876; RCAHMS 1928.
The published site falls upon a small promontory sloping towards the sea, with precipitous rocky sides, which rises about 40 feet above sea level. No trace of a dun could be found but its site may be marked by an area of hummocky ground.
Visited by OS (A S P) 17 June 1961.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 192, No. 615.
- --- SHG3350 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 2, 92.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
