Monument record 10149 - LSFH 24.2

Summary

Neolithic stone walls

Location

Grid reference NB 27497 17696 (point)
Map sheet NB21NE
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

"Running from beneath the peat on the eastern side of Loch na Muilne, these linear stone features can be traced for approximately 8 metres before they become submerged beneath the loch surface. Four such walls are visible spread across 10 metres of the shore at 2.5 metre intervals. They consist of fragmentary lines of boulders no more than one course high." "This series of sub-peat walls can be seen along the eastern shore of Loch na Muilne. Their general location close to the bottom of the peat horizon or immediately above the glacial till suggests an early prehistoric (Neolithic) date, which is broadly supported by their form which is narrow fields (ca 2.5-3 metres wide) arranged radially across the landscape so that the walls are all broadly running down the slope." (Burgess 2004, 34)


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2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document).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)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004.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.

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Record last edited

Jul 14 2004 4:03PM

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