Monument record 994 - DUN FHEARCHAIR, SOUTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NF 80109 48906 (28m by 28m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF84NW |
| Island | South Uist |
| Parish | SOUTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF84NW 1 8010 4890.
(NF 8010 4890 ) Dun Fhearchair) NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
In 1915, there was only a shapeless heap of stones remaining of Dun Fhearchair. It was 45ft in diameter and 4ft high, lying at the end of a promontory on the west shore of Loch an Dun Fheorchiar.
RCAHMS 1928.
The remains, described above, are now only 10.0m in diameter and too slight for survey.
Visited by OS (R D) 26 May 1965.
Current AP's show a circular area that indicate this feature is approximatley the same dimensions as desribed by RCAHMS in 1928. Balds map of Benbecula depicts an asterisk at this location which almost certainly represents this site.
KM (Archaeology Service) 23/09/2026
William Bald, 1805, Plan of the Island of Benbecula (Cartographic materials). SWE41284.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 105, No 360 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 23 2026 8:46AM
