Coire na Feinne
The chamber grave ( English chambered tomb ) Coire Na Feinne (also Coir Fhinn called or Coire na Finne) located north of the 159 m high Cleit Niosaboist in Nisabost on the peninsula Luskentyre, south of the Outer Hebrides -Insel Harris in Scotland .
The remains of the chamber grave of an unclear type lie in the steeply sloping garden of a house near the A859 road. No trace of the cairn has survived, but a relocated capstone and six panels of the chamber walls. Four form a semicircle and two probably belong to the corridor. The southern of the two corridor plates is inclined outwards. The duct mouth may have been about 1.0 m wide. The interior of the chamber measures approximately 5.3 × 3.0 m. The upper areas of the pointed stones that formed the chamber wall protrude from the rubble inside by 0.6 to 1.1 m, so they are larger. The capstone inside is a massive plate 2.2 m long, which is jagged on the underside and smooth and weathered on the top. On the top side, are near the edge of two bowls ( English cups ) that give the impression of a pair of eyes. The slightly larger one measures 50 mm in diameter and is 12 mm deep. Its raised edge measures 3 mm.
About 300 m away is the Clach Mhic Leoid - Menhir .
literature
- C. Burgess : Ancient Lewis and Harris: Exploring the Archeology of the Outer Hebrides . 2008
Web links
- Description Engl. + Pictures
- Description Engl. + Image
- Entry on Coire Na Feinne in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 57 ° 51 '39.4 " N , 6 ° 58' 50.9" W.