Monument record 2377 - AMHUINNSUIDHE, HARRIS
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 04000 08100 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB00NW |
Island | Harris |
Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
Map
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Full Description
NB00NW 4 centred on 040 081
"..The remains of several houses are to be seen here, which were once occupied by tenants..."
Name Book 1881
A township comprising six unroofed buildings, an enclosure, some field walls and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Island of Harris 1881, sheet ix). Four roofed, two unroofed buildings, two enclosures, some field walls and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973). These buildings form part of the township of Amhuinnsuidhe, which on the 1st edition is shown as less extensive and lying to the SE of the township of Leosavay.
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 20 February 1997
Name Book (County), 1998, Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, Book No 4, 119 (Unpublished document). SWE4254.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE4254 Unpublished document: Name Book (County). 1998. Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No 4, 119.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM