Monument record 9681 - no. 5, Gearraidh na h-Aibhne, Lewis

Summary

Pre-Clearance blackhouse

Location

Grid reference NB 23347 31799 (point)
Map sheet NB23SW
Island Lewis
Township Garynahine, Uig, Western Isles
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The )S 6" survey of 1848 records those houses later cleared in 1852 but does not record the previous village which existed prior to that date with the one exception of the blackhouse at NB 23347 31789.
Remains of blackhouse converted to stockfold.
James Crawford 21.3.2002

NB23SW 49.03 2334 3178

No 5 Ge
NB 2334 3178. Remains of blackhouse converted to stockfold.
Sponsor: Garynahine Grazings Committee and Residents Association
J Crawford 2002

An unroofed structure, annotated as a 'sheepfold' is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire, Sheet 25, 1853) and the OS 1:10,000 map sheet (although the 1:10,000 edition shows the structure to be divided in two by a central cross-wall.)
RCAHMS (SO) 2003
REPORT DATE: 29/05/2003


Council for Scottish Archaeology, 2002, Discovery and Excavation in Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41091.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Council for Scottish Archaeology. 2002. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 27 2008 3:24PM

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