Monument record 3353 - ERISTA, LEWIS

Summary

Centred on NB 055 334, pre clearance township

Location

Grid reference NB 05500 33400 (point)
Map sheet NB03SE
Island Lewis
Township Eiristadh, Uig, Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

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Full Description

NB03SE 19 centred on 055 334

A township comprising one roofed building, one partially roofed building, which is annotated as a ruin, eight unroofed buildings, three of which are annotated as Ruins, and what may be two phases of head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 23). Erista shares its head-dyke to the S with the township of Totarol and to the N with the township of Timsgarry.
Four roofed, seven unroofed buildings and the fragmentary remains of the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 August 1997

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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