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North Uist, Eaval, An Dunan

Western Isles, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2684

Location

Atlas number
SC2684 (2684)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Western Isles
Historic county
Inverness-shire
Parish, community, or townland
North Uist
National Grid reference
NF 8936 5872
Latitude
57.51179
Longitude
-7.18957
Altitude
5 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 0, SW 0, NW 0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosing works, as visible
rubble

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
coastal grassland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1911); Other (1965)

Identifiers

HER
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Western Isles Sites and Monuments Record MWE10171
National record
record NF 85 NE 15; monument 10171
Wikidata
Q31119989

Sources

References

  1. Beveridge, E (1911) North Uist: its archaeology and topography, with notes upon the early history of the Outer Hebrides. Edinburgh