Monument record 102 - CLEIDIR, LEWIS
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 03435 34097 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB03SW |
Island | Lewis |
Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
276: NB 0340 3405
Enclosure
The remains of older structures have been reused in the building of these sheep enclosures. The older structure appears to be 12m in length and is orientated southeast - northwest. It is likely that this feature is the remains of an old, pre enclosure blackhouse
Burgess & Church 1996, 73
NB03SW 15 034 340
A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings, which are annotated as Ruins, and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 23). A series foo enclosures annotated as a Sheep Wash and part of the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 August 1997
Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document). SWE41181.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41181 Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess and Michael Church. 1996. Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2008 3:19PM