Monument record 3360 - VUIA BEAG, LEWIS

Summary

Building shown on 1st ed OS map, 1854, and now ruinous.

Location

Grid reference NB 12300 33200 (point)
Map sheet NB13SW
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NB13SW 1 123 332

An unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 24), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 2 September 1997

Structure C: A ruined building lies at NB 12354 33221, and measures 6m x 5m externally, 4m x 3m internally. It is aligned northeast-southwest, and the walls are c. 1m wide, although significantly slumped. There is an entrance in the moddle of the northwest wall. The northeast end is bowed, and all the walls are covered with grass and heather. Occasional stones are visible. Several feannagan (lazy beds) cover the nearby area.
Barrowman 2006, 6


Chris Barrowman, 2006, Vuia Beag, Loch Roag: an archaeological walk-over survey (Unpublished document). SWE41089.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Barrowman. 2006. Vuia Beag, Loch Roag: an archaeological walk-over survey.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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