31914: ECC 5.5 Eilean Chalium Cille

Summary:

CAIRN (Crofting to Modern – 1850 AD to 2050 AD)
CLEARANCE CAIRN (Crofting to Modern – 1850 AD to 2050 AD)
Clearance cairn

Location:

NB 38525 21251

Full description:

"This clearance cairn measures 8 x 4 metres and is orientated from west to east. Located in good grazing on south facing slopes on the southern side of Eilean Chalium Cille, it consists of a mixture of small stones and massive boulders. Formed by machinery during a phase of clearance and drainage improvements in the mid 1980s this feature has been constructed on an earlier kerbed cairn (2.8)." (Burgess 2004, 80-81)

References:

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Northamptonshire Archaeology Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Part No Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.