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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: GeirisclettCountry: Scotland
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County: North Uist Type: Chambered Cairn
Map Ref: NF76847520
Latitude: 57.650328N Longitude: 7.419449W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The site was visited by Miss Henshall in 1962, when the cairn was found to be considerably robbed and disturbed: on the south side stones have been built into a rough breakwater projecting from the cairn to make a sheltered landing-place.
A trial excavation was conducted by Ian Armit in 1966, in the chamber of this Neolithic tomb which had been previously investigated by Erskine Beveridge in the first decade of this century. The chamber lies at HWM and is highly vulnerable to tidal erosion and scouring. Further excavations were conducted during May 1997.
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