Monument record 6314 - Borrowston

Summary

Cultivation, rigging

Location

Grid reference Centred NB 18508 43514 (246m by 124m)
Map sheet NB14SE
Island Lewis
Township Borghaston, Uig, Western Isles
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Surrounding Land Status code - A

162: NB 1845 4355
Cultivation
This small area of rig and furrow sits on a southwest facing slope immediately above the burn that runs from Loch Dubh na Glaic's west side to the sea. 3 distinct rigs survive measuring 2m in width and 10m in length.
164: NB 1860 4355
Cultivation
Immediately to the south of the small tributary stream that flows into the northeast corner of Loch Breivat are a series of rigs. These rigs run in two directions on either side of a small marshy area by the loch side. To the east the rigs run southwest-northeast, and to the west of the marsh they run southeast - northwest


Christopher Burgess, 1995, Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995 (Unpublished document). SWE41175.

Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael, 1997, Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41000.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael. 1997. Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland.
  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess. 1995. Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 9 1999 12:00AM

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