Alternative Names Beinn Ruilibreac, Standing Stones And Enclosure; Ben Rulibreck; Bhatarsaigh
Site type ENCLOSURE, STANDING STONE (POSSIBLE)
Canmore ID 21403
Site Number NL69SW 2
NGR NL 6277 9389
Council WESTERN ISLES
Parish BARRA
Former Region WESTERN ISLES ISLANDS AREA
Former District WESTERN ISLES
Former County INVERNESS-SHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NL69SW 2 6277 9389

Stone [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1971.

In a slight hollow, about 150ft above sea level, at Cuithe Heillanish, which is about 5/8 mile south-west of Vatersay township, there is a standing stone of gneiss, 5 1/2 ft high by 2ft 1in broad at the base and 1 1/2 ft thick. It stands on the line of an old cuithe or stock enclosure and inclines slightly to the west.
RCAHMS 1928.

This stone was located at NL 6277 9389. It is as described by RCAHMS and now forms the west jamb of the entrance of an old enclosure.
Visited by OS (W D J), 22 May 1965.

Scheduled as Beinn Ruilibreac, standing stones and enclosure... a standing stone and associated enclosure... in rough and rocky ground on the SE of Ben Rulibreck on Vatersay.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 9 March 2005.

RCAHMS (1928) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, Edinburgh
Page(s): 136, No. 462 Held at RCAHMS A.1.1.INV(9)