Monument record 14897 - Uig, Lewis

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Shieling/kiln

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Grid reference NB 04873 34409 (point)
Map sheet NB03SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB 0490 3440 32 m OD
Shieling/kiln
Built into a turf and stone dyke is a circular structure 2 m in diameter constructed of stone with a turf or earth core. This structure has an entrance 0.5 m wide on its northeast side and may be a shileing or possibly a corn drying kiln.
Field walking 26.3.95

Burgess and Church 1996, 65.


Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996.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 10 2008 4:20PM

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