Monument record 6870 - Loch nan Garnach, North Uist

Summary

Post-mediaeval (& earlier?) settlement, cleared before 1881

Location

Grid reference Centred NF 75725 75187 (73m by 64m)
Map sheet NF77NE
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A settlment comprising three structures and associated enclosures. It straddles the southern boundary of a field system, to which it appears broadly contemporary. None of the structures have any trace of alteration, and no window or chimney settings are present. Recorded as abandoned on OS 1881.
Dunwell 1997


Andrew Dunwell, 1998, Vallay Strand Project 1995-7 (Unpublished document). SWE41015.

AOC Archaeology Group, 2017, ESN Mast, Griminish (Unpublished document). SWE41227.

Uist Archaeology Ltd, 2021, Griminish Housing Development, Balemartin. Isle of North Uist (Unpublished document). SWE41281.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Dunwell. 1998. Vallay Strand Project 1995-7.
  • --- Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 2017. ESN Mast, Griminish.
  • --- Unpublished document: Uist Archaeology Ltd. 2021. Griminish Housing Development, Balemartin. Isle of North Uist.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Oct 29 2021 11:12AM

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