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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clettraval South - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Scotland in North Uist

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 6354

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clettraval South
Country: Scotland County: North Uist Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen

Map Ref: NF75167101  Landranger Map Number: 18
Latitude: 57.611655N  Longitude: 7.441847W
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
 no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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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.
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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
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Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : View of the chamber from the north east. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in North Uist

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Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : Detail of the chamber from above and north east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : Later building in the foreground and the chamber beyond. View from north (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : View from above and ENE of the chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : The chamber. View from above and east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : View from above and north. The area around the chamber has been disturbed by the construction of later buildings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : The chamber. View from the east.

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG : View from the north.

Clettraval South
Clettraval South submitted by Bladup : South Clettraval (Tigh Cloiche) chambered cairn.

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 226m NW 314° South Clettraval* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NF75017118)
 388m NW 314° Cleithreabhal* Chambered Cairn (NF749713)
 2.0km ESE 107° Toroghas* Standing Stones (NF77007029)
 2.4km NE 34° Buaile Risary Wheelhouse Ancient Village or Settlement (NF76677291)
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 3.7km NNE 18° Airigh Mhic Ruairidh* Stone Fort or Dun (NF76597440)
 3.7km NNE 27° Cnoc A'Comhdhalach Ancient Village or Settlement (NF77087415)
 3.7km NE 34° Eilean Maleit Ancient Village or Settlement (NF77487388)
 3.9km NNE 28° Garry Iochdrach Ancient Village or Settlement (NF77237427)
 3.9km W 271° Dun Grogary Stone Fort or Dun (NF71257141)
 4.0km ESE 114° Bheinn a Charra* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NF7865569075)
 4.5km NNW 328° Dun Scolpaig* Stone Fort or Dun (NF7310375028)
 4.5km NNE 17° Geirisclett* Chambered Cairn (NF76847520)
 4.6km NNE 15° Bac Mhic Connain Ancient Village or Settlement (NF76737537)
 5.1km SSE 155° Clach Mhor a' Che* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NF770662)
 5.4km NNE 17° Vallay (N Uist) Rock Art (NF77137600)
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 6.2km NNE 29° Rudh' An Duin Stone Fort or Dun (NF7859376180)
 6.3km SE 126° Leacach an Tigh Cloiche Standing Stone (Menhir) (NF800669)
 6.4km SE 126° Unival Chambered Cairn (NF800668)
 6.5km NE 44° Sollas, Machair Leathann Ancient Village or Settlement (NF80117533)
 6.7km NNE 31° Leac nan Cailleacha Dubha Standing Stones (NF79087650)
 6.9km NE 49° Dun Skellor Broch or Nuraghe (NF80757507)
 7.9km NE 56° Dun Toloman Stone Fort or Dun (NF82077492)
 8.1km ESE 110° Airigh Na Gaoithe Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NF82586767)
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Re: Clettraval by SandyG on Wednesday, 06 February 2019
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As well as the cairn there are later buildings cut into the cairn material. At least some of these maybe of Iron Age date. A plan of the site is available at Canmore
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