Monument record MHG5831 - Suisnish

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Grid reference Centred NG 5942 1603 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG51NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish STRATH

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Renumbered from NG51NE0008F
JHooper, 18/10/2002
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NG51NE 12.13 5943 1603.

Lying in a natural amphitheatre which faces SW towards the sea, at 100m OD, is a compact group of structures, marked on OS maps. The group consists of 3 longhouses, 2 byres, all aligned NE-SW and a large sub-rectangular enclosure.
A broken quern-stone lies behind the southernmost byre.
Visited by J S Wood and D McK. 2 April 1990.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R et al.. 1990. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.25-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 25-8. 27.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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