Monument record 4272 - GRIONAL, LEWIS

NB03SW 30 046 323

see also:
NB03SW 34 NB 042 320 to 045 315 Head-dyke

A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings, which are annotated as Ruins, and three enclosures, and a short length of head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 23). One unroofed, one partially roofed, three roofed buildings and an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 28 August 1997

At NB 04630 32251, lay an entirely grassed-over head dyke appearing as a broad, 1m wide, earth bank standing out from the east side of a hill to a height of 0.5m on a north to south alignment. To the north of the dyke, several drystone buildings, both roofed and unroofed, were incorporated into the grounds of an inhabited private house.
Fyles 2006, 10

Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd, 2006, Archaeological Walkover Survey, Gisla, Isle of Lewis (Unpublished document). SWE41200.