Monument record 3915 - NORTH GALSON, LEWIS

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Centred on NB 4470 5890, crofting township shown on 1st ed OS map 1853

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Grid reference NB 44700 58900 (point)
Map sheet NB45NW
Island Lewis
Parish BARVAS, Western Isles

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NB45NW 58.02 centred on 4470 5890

A linear crofting township, comprising twenty-three roofed, eight unroofed buildings some of which are annotated 'ruin' and sixteen enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1853, sheet 2). The site is overlain by the present crofting township and its field-system but five unroofed structures which may be part of the crofting township are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 7 April 1997.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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