Monument record 4242 - ALLT LIANA STEISHAL, LEWIS

Summary

Ruinous building shown on 1st ed OS map 1854

Location

Grid reference NB 0464 3537 (point)
Map sheet NB03NW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

NB03NW 10 0464 3537

An unroofed building, which is annotated as a Ruin, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 23), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 August 1997

108: NB 0462 3538
Shieling
this pair of structres are approximately 10m apart at the southwest corner of the unnamed loch immediately to the south of Loch Steishal. They are both sub-circular and measure approximately 5m in diameter. Being constructed of turf and pebbles, these sites have severla associated walls of small stone that jut out onto the unnamed loch.
Burgess & Church 1996, 43


Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document). SWE41181.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996. Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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