31916: ECC 12.1/2.9 Eilean Chalium Cille

Summary:

STONE SETTING? (Early Prehistoric – 500000 BC to 4001 BC)
KILN? (Post Medieval – 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Stone feature, possibly setting for standing stone, or kiln remains

Location:

NB 38740 21163

Full description:

"Situated on the south facing slopes above the southern shores of Eilean Chalium Cille the remains of this feature measure 1 metre in diameter and are 0.5 metres deep. Consisting of a bowl, apparently with a stone lining, this feature has been interpreted as a possible kiln, but equally could be the setting for a stone that has been removed, possibly during the clearance episode known to have taken place during the mid 1980s. This feature is located 8 metres to the south of a second, similar feature (12.2/2.10)." (Burgess 2004, 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.