Monument record 14866 - Beirirho, Uig, Lewis

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Blackhouse

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Grid reference NB 0475 3456 (point)
Map sheet NB03SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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201: NB 0475 3456
Black house
This turf and stone blackhouse stands up to 1.5m high, is rectilinear and measures 16 x 6.5m. There is an entrance in the centre of the east wall. Within the structure is one sub division, stone built after the original construction, creating a small room in the north end fo the structure.
Burgess & Church 1996, 59


Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document).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

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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996.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

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Mar 7 2008 4:25PM

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