Monument record MWE150043 - Loch Langabhat

Summary

Crannog

Location

Grid reference NB 2168 4380 (point)
Map sheet NB24SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

This artificial islet comprises of medium to large boulders built on to a naturally occuring outcrop in the loch. No timbers were identified; however the nature of the surrounding sediment could overlie potentail organic archaeological deposits.
All pottery recovered was Neolithic date.
K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES) 17/06/2017


D.Garrow, F.Sturt, M.Copper, 2017, Submerged Neolithic of the Western Isles
Interim Report (March 2017)
(Unpublished document). SWE41254.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: D.Garrow, F.Sturt, M.Copper. 2017. Submerged Neolithic of the Western Isles Interim Report (March 2017). Lewis lochs project: underwater survey July 2016.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Feb 26 2024 9:49AM

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