Monument record 7177 - Timsgarry

Summary

Enclosure,curvilinear,turf and stone

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Grid reference NB 04940 33647 (point)
Map sheet NB03SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB 0492 3355 5 metres OD
Settlement
This enclosure measures 30.0 metres west-east and 19.0 metres north-south. Incorporated within the west end of the north wall are a series of scoops or cells that range in size from 2.0 metres to 4.0 metres in diameter and may represent the remains of a poly-cellular building constructed of turf. Immediately to the north of this site several fragments of handmade pottery were found in the eroding dune face.
Field walking 07.4.95
Burgess and Church 1996, 79


Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document).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

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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996.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

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2008 3:23PM

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