Monument record 877 - LOMBAIDH, VALLAY SOUND, NORTH UIST

NF77NE 21 7610 7560.

(NF 7610 7560) Excavations have revealed a group of buildings on lombaidh, an island in Vallay Sound. Five or six separate 'chambers' (interior measurements of two were 12ft by 8ft and 10ft 5ins by 10ft) survive with walls 1 1/2ft high by 30 to 45ins thick. Some coarse pottery was found.
The island was probably enclosed by a wall near its edge but, in view of this uncertainty, Lombaidh cannot be definitely classified as a fort.
E Beveridge 1911.

There are the vague outlines of four or five shielings on this small island: their measurments agree with those given by Beveridge. There is no evidence of the island having been enclosed by a wall or of its ever having been a fort or dun, but thick matted grass covers the island, rendering thorough investigation impossible. The name 'Lombaidh' cannot be confirmed.
Visited by OS (W D J) 1 July 1965.

Erskine Beveridge, 1911, North Uist: its archaeology and topography, 214 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12876.