Monument record 185 - DUN MHIC PHI, LEWIS
Summary
Possible island dun, sub-rectangular building
Location
| Grid reference | NB 29690 10750 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB21SE |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | LOCHS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
NB21SE 1 2969 1075.
(NB 2969 1075) Dun Mhic Phi (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1965)
A small ruin on the summit of a small island, in which lived a man named MacPhail at an early period.
Name Book 1851.
Dun Mhic Phi, a rocky tidal islet surmounted by the footings of a crude sub-rectangular building of no great age. Local tradition asserts that the island was the refuge of MacPhail, an outlaw. There is no suggestion of a dun.
Visited by OS (N K B) 26 June 1969.
Name Book (County), 1998, Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, Book No. 121, 21 (Unpublished document). SWE4254.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE4254 Unpublished document: Name Book (County). 1998. Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 121, 21.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
