2006

NB2134 : Breascleit Cairn

taken 20 years ago, near to Breasclete, Isle of Lewis And Harris, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland

Breascleit Cairn
Breascleit Cairn
This is the remaining half of a prehistoric burial cairn, discovered during road works and excavated in 1999 - then half destroyed by the road widening. The village of Breascleit (Breasclete) is in the background with the old millhouse to the left and the primary school to the right. I lived in the nearest house behind where I am standing, 1974-1983, and my children both attended the school. I used to graze my goats on the grass verge beneath which the cairn lay undiscovered.

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Category: Archaeology > Archaeology
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Breasclete [3] · Cairn [2] · Village of Breascleit [2] ·
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NB2134, 11 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald Ponting   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 June, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 5 July, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NB 217 347 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:12.7817N 6:44.3396W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NB 217 346
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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