Monument record MHG5559 - Conagearaidh, Canna
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2166 0575 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG20NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NG20NW 1 2166 0576
Stone [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1976.
(Area NG 217 058) A standing stone of basalt, 3ft high, situated 3/4 mile NE of Garrisdale Point, on a grassy terrace beneath the cliffs, where there are foundations of old farm buildings. It is within the remains of an enclosure, and has three plain sides, the fourth bearing a circular sinking from which 3 incised lines radiate downwards.
RCAHMS 1928.
A dressed rectangular block at NG 2166 0576 facing NNW-SSE with the hole and the lines (Looking rather like a large OS bench mark) on the SSE face. Obviously fairly recent, and possibly a rough sundial.
Visited by OS (A A) 1 June 1972.
(Formerly classified stone: incised; burial (possible. Amended to stone; burial).
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. . 218-19, no. 683.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
