Monument record 14873 - Baile na Cille

Summary

Blackhouse and kiln

Location

Grid reference NB 04705 34535 (point)
Map sheet NB03SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

208
NB 0470 3453 10 m OD
Blackhouse
Measuring 7 x 13 m this turf blackhouse has a smaller structure measuring 7 x 3.5 m attached to the north end of the east wall. This second structure appears to be roughly contemporary to the main dwelling and houses a small circular kiln measuring 1.2 m in diameter. There is an entrance between the main dwelling and this ancillary structure.
Field walking 26.3.95

Burgess and Church 1996, 60-61.


Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996.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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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Mar 10 2008 9:51AM

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