Monument record 2642 - CLADDACH-KYLES, NORTH UIST

Summary

Centred on NF 770 665, township shown on 1st ed OS map 1881

Location

Grid reference NF 770 665 (point)
Map sheet NF76NE
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NF76NE 35 centred on 770 665

A crofting township comprising twenty-six roofed, three unroofed buildings, what may be another unroofed building, several enclosures and some field walls is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, North Uist etc. 1881, sheet xxxiv). Twenty-two roofed, one partially roofed, eleven unroofed buildings, several enclosures and some field walls are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 23 April 1997

These remains mostly lie along the shore, well away from the power line. … No archaeological remains w4ere observed within the survey corridor in this township.
Knott, 2001, 10


Carol Knott, 2001, Clachan-a-Luib to Balranalt, North Uist: an archaeological survey carried out for Scottish & Southern Electricity PLC (Unpublished document). SWE41113.

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

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Centre for Field Archaeology. 2005. Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, North Uist.
  • --- Unpublished document: Carol Knott. 2001. Clachan-a-Luib to Balranalt, North Uist: an archaeological survey carried out for Scottish & Southern Electricity PLC.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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