Monument record 3040 - KNOCKAIRD, LEWIS

Summary

From NB 5270 6470 and NB 5340 6420, crofting township shown on 1st ed OS map 1853

Location

Grid reference NB 53100 64500 (point)
Map sheet NB56SW
Island Lewis
Parish BARVAS, Western Isles

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Full Description

NB56SW 20 centred on 531 645

A linear crofting township, comprising twenty roofed buildings, one partially roofed building annotated as ruin, five unroofed buildings, twenty-one enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1853, sheet 1). Fifty-four roofed, one partially roofed building, one unroofed building and the present crofting field-system are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992).
Information fom RCAHMS (AKK) 13 March 1997

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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