Monument record 14552 - Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis

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Kiln

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Grid reference NB 19652 44317 (point)
Map sheet NB14SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB 1965 4431 60 metres O.D.
Kiln
This monument is the best preserved cereal drying kiln in the environs of Garenin. Oriented west-east and measuring 8.0 metres by 5.0 metres, the flue survives intact as also does the kiln chamber itself. The structure stands to a height of 1.0 metre and is situated to the north of the village.
Field walking on 5/7/94. Ordnance survey 25". First Edition 1895.

Burgess 1995, 50.


Christopher Burgess, 1995, Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995 (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess. 1995.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 8 2008 3:13PM

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