Monument record 14524 - Fivig, Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis

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Shelter or shieling

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Grid reference NB 19744 44905 (point)
Map sheet NB14SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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7: NB 1974 4490
Shelter/shieling
measuring 1m by 2m this rectangular drystone construction is open to the east due to the collapse of the east wall. The floor of the interior of the enclosure has visible stone flagging but no visible hearth. There is no indivation of whether this structure was ever roofed. This monument is in the immediate vicinity of Fivig burn and may be related to the agricultural activities of the settlement (smr 6228).
Burgess 1995, 44


Christopher Burgess, 1995, Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995 (Unpublished document). SWE41175.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess. 1995. Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995.

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Jan 7 2008 8:29AM

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