Site Event/Activity record EWE109 - Iron Age Settlement at Beirgh, Riof, Isle of Lewis

Location

Location Beirgh, Uig, Lewis
Grid reference Centred NB 10347 35171 (37m by 37m)
Map sheet NB13NW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Technique(s)

Organisation

Dept. of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

Excavations carried out over a ten year period between 1985 & 1988, and between 1993 & 1995.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: D.W. Harding & S. M. D. Gilmour. 2000. The Iron Age Settlement at Beirgh, Riof, isle of Lewis: excvations 1985-95. 1.
  • --- Unpublished document: Melanie J. Johnson. 2004. The Iron Age Pottery of the Western Isles of Scoland with Specific Reference to Loch na Beirgh, Riof. Isle of Lewis..

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • TRAIGH NA BERIE, LEWIS (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 8 2026 2:34PM

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