Monument record 3555 - Torraidh
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NB 07362 17567 (483m by 335m) |
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Map sheet | NB01NE |
Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NB01NE 3 centred on 072 175
A township comprising seven unroofed buildings, which are all annotated as Ruins and include one L-shaped and two T-shaped buildings, an enclosure and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 35). Five unroofed buildings and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 16 July 1997
Township with extensive lazy beds, earlier buildings are located near the shore, with possible later houses nearer the dykehead. The cultivation extends beyond the earlier boundaries of the settlement, to the east & west..
KM 16/09/2025
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2025 3:39PM