Monument record 1079 - CEITHINIS, NORTH UIST

NF86SE 7 centred on 893 643

(NF 893 643) Settlement, depopulated by 1882.
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 1st ed., (1882)

In this area there are the remains of fourteen rectangular buildings or enclosures, varying from grass-covered footings, 0.3m high, to drystone walls 1.5m thick by 1.5m high.
The area is known as 'Carnish' and has been depopulated for at least 150 years.
Visited by OS (R D) 11 June 1965

Name changed to 'Ceithinis' by District Clerk.
Visited by OS (G T) 31 August 1967

Eleven unroofed buildings, two of which are long buildings, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, North Uist etc. 1882, sheet xl). Twelve unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 30 April 1997