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<< Text Pages >> Bac Mhic Connain - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in North Uist

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 14 December 2011  Page Views: 2523

Multi-periodSite Name: Bac Mhic Connain Alternative Name: Vallay, Bahk Vick Connain
Country: Scotland County: North Uist Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: NF76737537
Latitude: 57.651769N  Longitude: 7.421511W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Wheelhouse in North Uist

Remains of an Iron Age wheelhouse, excavated in 1919. Traces of the circular wall, radial piers and the main chamber with the furnace were discovered.

Among the finds there was an iron bone-handed knife, a bronze pin, socketed spearheds and 2 whalebone awls.

MacKie, E.W. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland, part 2: II. Oxford: BAR. (p. 1144-1146)
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 202m SE 143° Geirisclett* Chambered Cairn (NF76847520)
 744m NNE 28° Vallay (N Uist) Rock Art (NF77137600)
 844m N 10° Bac Mic Connain Stone Fort or Dun (NF76947619)
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