Monument record 97 - MAINS OF UIG, CROWLISTA, LEWIS

NB03SW 10 04 33.

A grave, 14' long, with a stone at both head and foot, lies on Mains of Uig, and is that of the giant Knoch Mac Nuaron, who was killed by Tosker, grandson of Fingal.
W E MacKenzie 1932.

Mains of Uig is thought locally to have been an area of ground in the vicinity of Crowlista (NB 04 33) The tradition regarding Knoch Mac Nuaron is still known at Uig, but there is no local knowledge of the location of the 'grave'.
Visited by OS (R L) 30 June 1969.

265: NB 0284 3413
Grave
This grave measures 2.6 x 0.6m and is marked by a rectangle of small beach cobbles. It is said locally that this is the grave of a lawyer from south Harris who killed himself after being spurned by hiw wife/lover
Burgess & Church 1996, 71

This site is now in the correct position. It is still well known locally. The estimated size above is inaccurate, the whole measuring not much over 2m in length.
MML 30.4.2002

W E MacKenzie, 1932, The Western Isles, 214 (Bibliographic reference). SWE13600.

Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document).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

Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael, 1997, Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41000.