CAVE BURIAL

Gazetteer of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in Britain Containing Human Remains

Uamh Fhraing

Also known as MacDonalds’ Cave

Excavation

1863.

Curation

Royal Museum of Scotland; ?Birmingham Museum

Burials

MNI: 1 (juvenile).

Finds

None.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Field Glossary

Small Isles

Highland

Scotland

NGR: NM 4749 8352

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External References

National Monuments RecordNM48SE 20
Scottish Cave and Mine Database2028
RCAHMS Identification22183

Bibliography

Anon (1863) Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library with exhibits. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 4: 396-400 et seq.

Donaldson, M.E.M. (1923) Wanderings in the Western Highlands and Islands. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co Ltd.

Harden, G. (1985) Eigg (Small Isles), stray finds. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985: 21.

Article Author Graham Mullan