Building record 14564 - Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis

Summary

Croft house

Location

Grid reference NB 19482 44225 (point)
Map sheet NB14SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

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NB 194 442 30 metres O.D.
Croft house
The ruinous remains of this croft house measure 6.5 metres by 10.0 metres with a yard to the south. One room now survives at the north end of the structure, with access through the dividing wall from the south end. Within this northern room is a fireplace in the north wall and a blocked window in the east wall, the southern room, probably the byre has been completely demolished, except for parts of the east wall and may only be discerned as the faint outlines of a footing or floor surface.
Ordnance Survey 25". First Edition 1895. Field walking on 1/7/94

Burgess 1995, 52.

NB only a 6 figure grid reference given for this site so position on MapInfo may be inaccurate.
CSB 9/1/2008


Christopher Burgess, 1995, Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995 (Unpublished document).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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess. 1995.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

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 9 2008 9:14AM

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