Monument record 14389 - Blackhouses, Eoropie

Two groups of dry stone building sof 'blackhouse' type are situated about 116m NW of the crossroads of the B8014 and the minor road to Butt of Lewis lighthouse within the modern Eoropie township. The double building at NB 51549 65102 is roofless, but retains most of the walls and gable ends. It would appear to have been enclosed within circular 'S' benc 'curtain' wall at the NW end. Internally there are at least two main rooms with other extensions from the outer walls.
The other roofless building about 26m to the SE at NB 51564 65082 is more heavily eroded than that above and in parts has been reduced to a jumble of stones. The building would appear to have been L shaped, the main rectangular section is of two compartments.
Both buildings are not depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire,1853, sheet 1), the houses shown on the main street are shown in a different configuration to the later maps. The building appears on the 1st edition of the OS 25 inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1898, sheet 1.1), which also shows that there was an additional structure stood on the nW side. No evidence for this was seen on the date of visit in an area which has been cleared to provide a turning point for vehicles. At the dates of the 2nd and subsequent editions, only the building to the NW is shown, the second house only appearing on the Os 6-inch revision map , c. 1939-40. No explanation for this can be provided as the L-shaped structure would appear to be of the same date as the larger building to the NW.
Visited by the RCAHMS (DE, CS, SW) 3 August 2005
quoted in Shaw, 2007, 1-35

Claire Shaw, Jacobs, 2007, Eoropie Waste Water Treatment Works, Outfall, Access road and Replacement Sewer (Unpublished document). SWE41155.