Monument record 215 - STONEFIELD, LEWIS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NB 21550 34960 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB23SW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NB23SW 5 2155 3496.
(NB 2155 3596) Stone (NAT
OS 6"map, (1965)
A standing stone - a flat slab of gneiss,3'5" high and 5 1/2" thick, packed at base with small stones - was revealed by peat - cutting about 1923, on the south side of the road some 300 yards NW of Breasclete School.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 1923.
A standing stone as described by RCAHMS
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (R L) 20 June 1969.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 24, No. 88 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
University of Glasgow, Departm, 1978, Callanish: a map of the standing stones and circles at Callanish, Isle of Lewis (Bibliographic reference). SWE13317.
G and M Ponting and Ponting, 1984a, The Stones around Callanish: a guide to the minor megalithic sites of the Callanish area, 35 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5376.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE13317 Bibliographic reference: University of Glasgow, Departm. 1978. Callanish: a map of the standing stones and circles at Callanish, Isle of Lewis.
- --- 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. 35.
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 24, No. 88.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
