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Latitude: 57.0647 / 57°3'52"N
Longitude: -6.5473 / 6°32'50"W
OS Eastings: 124449
OS Northings: 806257
OS Grid: NG244062
Mapcode National: GBR BB61.RT9
Mapcode Global: WGY8H.DPGJ
Entry Name: Tarbert,souterrains 1050m NE of
Scheduled Date: 22 February 1994
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5906
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Small Isles
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig
Traditional County: Argyllshire
This monument consists of two souterrains excavated into the S face of a hill slope.
The lower souterrain is a stone-built irregularly-shaped lintelled chamber measuring 3m N-S by 1.5m E-W. The second souterrain is about 4m higher up the slope, of similar construction, but slightly smaller in size. There are no obvious traces of other structures in the area immediately around the souterrains.
The area to be scheduled measures 52m NNE-SSW by 30m E-W, to include the two souterrains and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the souterrains may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric domestic life and architecture. These are the only known souterrains on Canna and Sanday.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NG 20 NW 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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