Site Event/Activity record EWE51 - Swainbost, Ness, Lewis: Human Remains Call-Off Contract

Location

Location Swainbost, Ness, Isle of Lewis
Grid reference
Map sheet
Island Lewis
Parish BARVAS, Western Isles

Technique(s)

Organisation

GUARD

Date

Not recorded.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Description

As part of the HS human remains call-off contract, GUARD undertook an evaluation of the find spot of a human burial. One inhumation within a grave was recovered. The burial rite suggests a date of the 1st millenium BC - AD.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Gavin MacGregor, GUARD. 2001. Swainbost, Ness, Lewis: Human Remains Call-off Contract.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Swainbost, Ness (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Oct 21 2004 3:48PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.