Monument record 13051 - LEWIS, SOUTH SHAWBOST

NB24NE 33.00 centred on 2500 4700

33.01 2500 4750 Township
33.02 252 469 Township
33.03 2450 4744 Farmstead
33.04 2509 4778 Farmstead
33.05 2460 4700 Township: Crofting
33.06 2574 4683 Farmstead
33.07 2492 4706 Smithy
33.08 2481 4645 Building
33.09 2470 4681 Building
33.10 2447 4697 Enclosure; Wall
33.11 2470 4670 Field-system
33.12 2480 4790 Field-system; Enclosure
33.13 2481 4645 Enclosure
33.14 2508 4608 Enclosure

A complex archaeological landscape of pre and post-improvement crofting settlement. To the S is an extensive system of head-dykes (NB424NE 51) which may be partly associated with these townships.
A complex series of settlement with at least two phases of townships is discernable on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis Ross-shire 1853, sheet 7).
The first phase is two townships and outlying farmsteads (see NB24NE 33.01 - 24.04).
The second phase is a linear arrangement of buildings of a typical crofting township (see NB24NE 33.05).
This in turn has been replaced by the present crofting township and associated field-system shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
South Shawbost was served by a number of horizontal corn mills. These have been recorded separately (see NB24NE 22, 34 and NB24NW 11-14, 17).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 January 1997.

REPORT DATE: 23/01/2002