Monument record 6493 - Barvas

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Prehistoric building

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Grid reference NB 35044 51739 (point)
Map sheet NB35SE
Island Lewis
Township Barvas, Barvas, Western Isles
Parish BARVAS, Western Isles

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Surrounding Land Status code - A Recommended Action - Monitor, survey, excavate (?) (Burgess & Church 1997)

Site 16.7 A 'keyhole' shaped structure measuring 5.5m long, 5m wide and up to 0.4m high. The structure has a small rectangular paved cell at its north western end measuring 1.5m long by 1m wide. At the centre of the large cell lies two edge set stones, forming one corner of a rectangle, measuring 0.5m by 0.5m, possibly a slot for a central post-hole.
Cook 1999, 9 & 18


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

Murray Cook, 1999, Machair erosion survey of Barvas Sands, Isle of Lewiis, the Outer Hebrides (Unpublished document). SWE41012.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael. 1997. Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland.
  • --- Unpublished document: Murray Cook. 1999. Machair erosion survey of Barvas Sands, Isle of Lewiis, the Outer Hebrides.

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Record last edited

Sep 29 1999 12:00AM

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