Monument record 4256 - KNEEP, LEWIS

Summary

Centred on NB 0960 0350

Location

Grid reference NB 09600 03500 (point)
Map sheet NB00SE
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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Full Description

NB03NE 51.00 centred on 0960 2650

NB03NE 51.01 0968 3602 Blackhouses
NB03NE 51.02 0980 3688 Blackhouses; Enclosures
NB03NE 51.03 0975 3625 Blackhouses; Enclosures

A crofting township, comprising thirteen roofed buildings, three of which are annotated 'Ruin', five unroofed buildings, a crofting field-system and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1854, sheet 17). Ten roofed buildings, one partially roofed building, eleven unroofed buildings, a head-dyke and a re-aligned crofting field-system are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 19 September 1997.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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