Monument record 381 - DUN BEINN IVOR, LOCH BEINN IOBHAIR, LEWIS

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Possible site of Dun Beinn Iobhair

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Grid reference NB 49500 43600 (point)
Map sheet NB44SE
Island Lewis
Parish STORNOWAY, Western Isles

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NB44SE 8 495 436.
Dun Beinn Ivor lies at Loch Beinn Iobhair (Ivor) (NB 495 436)
F W L Thomas 1890.

There is no trace of a dun at or near Loch Beinn Iobheir. A small islet in the Loch is not big enough to accommodate anything but the smallest of structures, and when viewed with binoculars from the hillside nearby, presented no sign of anything artificial.
Visited by OS (A A) 14 June 1969.


Thomas, F. W. L., 1890, Archaeol Scot, 377 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7756.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Thomas, F. W. L.. 1890. Archaeol Scot. 5. 365-415. 377.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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