Monument record 653 - MILL LOCH, KILDONAN, SOUTH UIST

NF72NW 6 7445 2724.

(NF 7445 2724) An island dun is situated 50 yards from the north-west end of Loch Greanabreck ( Loch a' Mhuilinn) South Uist. It is connected to the western shore by a causeway 135ft long by 6ft broad. The island now appears as an oval mound of stones rising to 4ft above water level. No building is traceable but the wall was probably build about 10 or 12ft from the present (1914) water's edge.
RCAHMS 1928.

The causeway and remains of the dun are as described above. On the flat top of the oval mound of stones the tumbled wall of the dun can be seen, measuring 0.4m high internally by 1.5m high externally, enclosing an area 9.0m NE to SW by 7.0m NW to SE. A fish yair has been constructed to the east of the island.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 8 May 1965.

The remains of surface structure previously identified were noted. The islet appears to be entirley artificial, comprising of portable stone sitting over sediment, round wood elements and Neolithic pottery were identified to the south. The pottery recovered represented both Unstan-type vessels and Hebridean Ware. Having generated a suitable understanding of the construction of the islet and its position within the loch, the site would certainly now benefit from more detailed investigations.
Blankshein. S et al (2022)

RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 122, No. 425 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

Stephanie Blankshein, Angela Gannon, Duncan Garrow, Fraser Sturt, 2022, UIST CRANNOG SURVEY (Monograph). SWE41375.