Monument record 3646 - AIRIGH TOM IOMHAIR, LEWIS

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Location

Grid reference NB 24300 11000 (point)
Map sheet NB21SW
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

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NB20SW 12 243 110

Nine unroofed shieling-huts annotated as Ruins are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1855, sheet 41). One black dot annotated as an Old Shieling is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 25 June 1997.

Nine unroofed shieling huts marked as ruins depicted on 1st edition OS map; four identified during course of present walk-over at NB 24103 10969; NB 24369 11205; NB 24510 10869 and NB 246291 10825. Buildings typically sub-rectangular, 2.5 x 2m internally within walls spread to 1m wide and standing up to 0.7m high.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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