Monument record 164 - AIRD A'CHAOLAIS, LEWIS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NB 16500 34000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB13SE |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NB13SE 6 165 340.
NB 1650 3405 This stone, known to have been standing until improvments to the side road to Aird Earshader were made in about 1973, lay in the N verge (DES 1976, 58) until the main road (B8059) was widened in 1993, has now been re-erected about 10.5m N of its known original erect location.
Curtis, M R and Curtis, R G 1999, 94
Archas Cultural Heritage, Great Bernera Bridge Replacement, DBA & Walkover (Unpublished document). SWE41312.
A Thom, 1967a, Megalithic Sites in Britain, 128 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7507.
M, G and G R Ponting, Ponting , 1976, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, Callanish VIIIa: Aird a' Chaolais, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SWE13424.
G and M Ponting and Ponting, 1984a, The Stones around Callanish: a guide to the minor megalithic sites of the Callanish area, 29 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5376.
Council for Scottish Archaeology, 1999, Discovery and Excavation iin Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41183.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SWE13424 Bibliographic reference: M, G and G R Ponting, Ponting . 1976. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 57-60. Callanish VIIIa: Aird a' Chaolais, 58.
- --- SWE41183 Bibliographic reference: Council for Scottish Archaeology. 1999. Discovery and Excavation iin Scotland.
- --- SWE41312 Unpublished document: Archas Cultural Heritage. Great Bernera Bridge Replacement, DBA & Walkover.
- --- SWE5376 Bibliographic reference: G and M Ponting and Ponting. 1984a. The Stones around Callanish: a guide to the minor megalithic sites of the Callanish area. 29.
- --- SWE7507 Bibliographic reference: A Thom. 1967a. Megalithic Sites in Britain. 128.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 28 2023 4:14PM
