Monument record 13055 - LEWIS, SOUTH SHAWBOST
Summary
CROFTING TOWNSHIP; HEAD-DYKE shown on 1st ed OS map 1853
Location
| Grid reference | NB 2460 4700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB24NW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | BARVAS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NB24NE 33.05 2460 4700
A township, comprising twenty roofed buildings, one partially roofed building annotated as 'Ruin', eleven unroofed structures, some of which may be buildings and twenty-one enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis Ross-shire 1853, sheet 7). Some lengths of head-dyke lie to the W of this site.
The site is overlain by the present crofting township and field-system.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 January 1997.
REPORT DATE: 23/01/2002
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2005 12:00AM
