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Tigh a Ghearrhaidh

Cist

Also known as:
  • Tigharry

Nearest Town:Uig (68km E)
OS Ref (GB):   NF715717 / Sheet: 18
Latitude:57° 36' 55.15" N
Longitude:   7° 30' 10.16" W

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Grinsell reported from his source that..

... a Bronze Age stone cist was discovered by a crofter in his garden. Inside was a huge skeleton, so huge that when the crofter lifted up the skull he was able (as you would want to) to place it completely over his own head. What a ghastly idea.
He was unable to get any sleep at all until he reburied the bones.

(L V Grinsell: Folklore of the Prehistoric Sites of Britain)
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
2nd December 2003ce