Monument record 4231 - GARRY BRINNAVAL, LEWIS
Summary
'beehive' sheiling
Location
| Grid reference | NB 03210 29030 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB02NW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NB02NW 11 0321 2903
What may be one roofed shieling-hut and one unroofed shieling-hut, which is annotated as a Ruin, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 29). Three unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973) with an additional unroofed building approximately 200m to the NW.
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 18 August 1997
These are so-called 'beehive' huts, of corbelled stone. Spoon found by Duncan Mackenzie, (01854) 612947, in a shell midden 1998.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
