31362: CRULIVIG ISLAND – CAIRN? (Undated)
Summary:
CAIRN? (Undated)
Stone platform, possible cairn
Location:
NB 1705 3380
Full description:
NB13SE 15 1705 3380.
There is an extensive accumulation of stones forming a level platform with sides sloping down to the shore, and surmounted by 2 erect stones set on edge, and probably several fallen stones possibly forming a rectangle. Overall size of area is approximately 14m by 10m; of platform is 7.5m by 7.0m; and of rectangle is 4.1m by 4.6m.
It is located near the S tip of the island, on the W shore, above rock at high tide level. The island belongs to the village of Crulivig and is accessible on foot only at low spring tides.
G R Curtis and M R Curtis 1991c.
References:
1991. ‘Crulivig Island (Uig parish): possible burial cairn or platform with stone setting’, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 76
Acknowledgement:
Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.
Record Location
Details
- Record Type:
- Historical or Archaeological Site
- Type Of Site:
- Cairn
- SMRRecord ID:
- MWE74121
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBL