Monument record MHG5610 - Losaid Eag, Canna
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2499 0531 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG20NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NG20NW 7 2499 0531.
(Centred: NG 2499 0531) At Losaig Eag, a probable dun comprising a horseshoe-shaped earthen bank with two huts inside.
At A = (NG 2498 0525) is a circular hut, and at B= (NG 2504 0528 {NG20NE}) is a so-called 'Viking' burial situated on top of the bank. Private 6"map of T C Lethbridge 27 May 1972.
Lethbridge's interpretation of this site is completely erroneous. 'Losaid Eag' is a low-lying level peninsula covered with weathered-down lazybeds. The "horseshoe-shaped bank" is a modern bank of turf-covered linear clearance and the site as a whole is insignificant. Some hut footings and stone clearance heaps survive, but none is of early date. Visited by OS (I S S) 27 May 1972.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3140 Text/Publication/Article: Alcock, L. 1983. The supposed Viking burials on the islands of Canna and Sanday. SHG23447. 293-309. 294-5, 307-8.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
