Monument record 7133 - Carnish

Summary

Boat naust

Location

Grid reference NB 03085 32225 (point)
Map sheet NB03SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

This was a boat naust incorporating lime mortared gneiss blocks from an earlier building into a modern construc5tion of breeze blocks covering an area 5m east to west by 3m north to south, and standint to 3m in height with a corrugated iron roof. An accompanying concrete yard covered 5 x 5m. 3m to the east of this modern structure lay the remains of a two roomed drystone building whose wm thick walls were constructed of rounded gneiss boulders and standing to 1m high, with an entrance in the west wall.
Fyles 2006, 9


Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd, 2006, Archaeological Walkover Survey, Gisla, Isle of Lewis (Unpublished document).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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd. 2006. Archaeological Walkover Survey, Gisla, Isle of Lewis.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 10 2008 3:37PM

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