Monument record 305 - SHADER, LEWIS

Summary

Midden

Location

Grid reference NB 38230 55140 (point)
Map sheet NB35NE
Island Lewis
Parish BARVAS, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NB35NE 2 3823 5514.

(NB 384 552) "Kitchen-midden about here cut through while working on road in 1924."
Private 6"map, (NMAS, nd.); Information from Mr Armstrong, Board of Agriculture.

Midden material is still visible on the north side of the road, at NB 3823 5514, about a foot below the surface, but there is no dating evidence.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 June 1969.

SABS 59: Midden

This midden was cut through during work on the road in 1924…This road is the same track way that served the old settlement, and as such cuts past the ruined houses and enclosure walls. The sides of the track are now grassed over.

Barrowman 2007, 33


Rachel Barrowman, 2007, Siadar Active Breakwater Scheme: Desk-based assessment, walkover survey and recommendations (Unpublished document). SWE41165.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Rachel Barrowman. 2007. Siadar Active Breakwater Scheme: Desk-based assessment, walkover survey and recommendations.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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