Monument record 14845 - Gearraidh na Lic, Baile na Cille, Uig, Lewis

Summary

Blackhouse, settlement

Location

Grid reference NB 0477 3462 (point)
Map sheet NB03SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

185: NB 0475 3465
Blackhouse
Lying on the east shore of the Traigh nan Sruban is this pre-clearance blackhouse that survivies as a turf and earth bank enclosure measuring 10m west - east and 4.5m north to south. There are no visible internal divisions within this structure and no attached external structures. There is an entrance to this structure at the west end of the north wall. Adjacent and to the south of this building is an enxlosed area mrked out by orthostatic stones that may be a kale or stack yard.
Burgess & Church 1996, 56-7


Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document). SWE41181.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996. Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 11 2008 4:20PM

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