Monument record MWE149854 - Braigh Nah Uidhe
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 4787 3227 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB43SE |
Island | Lewis |
Township | Branahuie, Stornoway, Western Isles |
Parish | STORNOWAY, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site identified during monitoring of Scottish Water Pipeline. Subsiquent excavation investigated a limited part of what must be a larger possibly multi period settlement.
The site comprised of a sub circular structure from which a large amount of ceramic and quartz was recovered. Significant deposits of peat ash, and isolated hearths were identified; other finds comprised of fire cracked stone, hammerstones and several quern stones.
Analysis of the ceramic assemblage indicated a combination of Neolithic, Early and Late Bronze Age pottery, while the lithic analysis catagorised a date range of Bronze Age to Early Iron Age.
No definitive date for this site could be established.
K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES) 19/06/2018
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 19 2018 11:53AM