Monument record 1184 - CLETT, NORTH UIST

Summary

Centred on NF 853 742, pre-Clearance township, depopulated by 1880

Location

Grid reference NF 85300 74200 (point)
Map sheet NF87SE
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NF87SE 20 centred on 853 742

(Centred : NF 853 742) Clett : Settlement, depopluated by 1880.
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 1st ed., (1880)

There are the remains of 28 buildings, 1.3m maximum height, 3 of which have small enclosures attached, four separate enclosures (maximum height 0.6m) and several field banks (maximum height 0.8m), comprising the township of Clett, believed to have been depopulated about 130 years ago.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 June 1965

A township comprising twenty-four unroofed buildings, four enclosures and some field walls is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, North Uist & Harris 1882, sheet xxxi). Twenty-four unroofed buildings, seven enclosures, a sheepfold and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 16 April 1997


Centre for Field Archaeology, 2005, Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist (Bibliographic reference). SWE41070.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Centre for Field Archaeology. 2005. Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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