Monument record 14646 - Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis

Summary

Croft house

Location

Grid reference NB 19701 43841 (point)
Map sheet NB14SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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NB 1970 4383 22 m OD
Croft house
This building measures some 300 m (sic) in length and 10 m in width and is laid out in the manner typical to the village with a family dwelling at the north end of the structure, and a fireplace in the north gable. At the south end of the structure is a byre and to the west side is a barn. Two entrances are provided in the east wall, one being into the dwelling and the other being into the byre. A door leads from the byre to the barn, which also has an entrance to the outside in its west wall. To the west of the structure is a large enclosed yard 20 m wide and 40 m long.
Ordnance survey 25" First Edition 1895 Field walking on 5/7/94.

Burgess 1995, 66.

Same as smr12041

CSB 16/1/2008


Christopher Burgess, 1995, Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995 (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess. 1995.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 16 2008 9:50AM

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