Monument record 106 - DUN BARAVAT, CROWLISTA, LEWIS

NB03SW 3 0401 3487.

The remains of a dun, connected with the shore by a causeway 30 yards long and 5ft broad, lie on an islet near the E shore of Loch Baravat. The stones forming the building, which seems to have been circular, with an external diameter of about 40ft, have slipped down the sloping rock into the loch, except towards the landw ard side, where there remains a considerable mound of tumbled stones.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 20 June 1914.

There is no trace of a dun on this island, which is composed mainly of outcrop rock. Around it and mostly under water is a quantity of loose rock, probably naturally placed, as around the perimeter of the loch. There are no wall faces, and it seems unlikely that this has been a defensive structure. The 'causeway' is very narrow and may be modern. Visited by OS 1 July 1969.

Several sherds of pottery were recovered, possibly later prehistoric, and there would seem to be a good potential for the recovery of other underwater midden material from this site.
T N Dixon and P G Topping 1986.

153: NB 0403 3491
utilised natural island
sitauted in Loch Bharabhat, on its east side, this utilised natural islet measures 15m noth - south and 12m west - east. To the south of this island are two smaller unused islands. This island has a small apparently modern H-shaped shooting butt built upon it. This island is connected to the east shore of the loch by a drystone causeway 34m long.
Burgess & Church 1996, 51

RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 22, No. 75 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

T N and P G Dixon and Topping, 1986, Int J Nautical Archaeol Underwater Explor, 191 (Bibliographic reference). SWE665.

Christopher Burgess and Michael Church, 1996, Uig Landscape Survey: Interim Report 1 (Unpublished document).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