Monument record 13266 - LEWIS, ABHAINN DHUBH

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SHIELING-HUT (POSSIBLE) shown on 1st ed OS map 1853

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Grid reference NB 2557 3061 (point)
Map sheet NB23SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB23SE 43 2559 3063

What may be a single roofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1853, sheet 25), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 29 September 1997.

This is a double entrance sheiling comprising of stone and turf walls, aligned N-S next to the river. Dimensions are 2.5m x 5m.

K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES) 04/01/2021

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Jan 7 2021 4:10PM

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