Monument record 10088 - LSFH 1.1 Loch Oigheabhat
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 27713 19397 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB21NE |
Island | Lewis |
Parish | LOCHS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
"Running from west to east for 100 metres this wall is turf-built with some stone facing. It terminates at its west end against a similar wall running from north to south. The east end of this wall is truncated by the modern road from Balallen to Pairc." Part of: "Stock grazing management field system; probably relating to pre-crofting or early crofting period summer grazing, consisting of a series of turf walls with some stone reinforcements around the gateways and where the walls run across areas of bedrock." (Burgess 2004, 17)
Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document). SWE41054.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41054 Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 13 2004 10:11AM