Find Spot record 440 - TRAIGH GEIRAHA, NORTH TOLSTA, LEWIS
Summary
Midden
Location
| Grid reference | NB 53450 49820 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB54NW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Township | Tolsta, Stornoway, Western Isles |
| Parish | STORNOWAY, Western Isles |
Map
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Full Description
NB54NW 2 5345 4982.
"Traigh Geiraha, N Tolsta. NB 533 499. Here were found sixty sherds of brown coarse pottery in and near a peat ash midden 3ft below present turf level".
R Crerar 1961.
There is no local knowledge of this midden, in an area of sand-blown dunes, but, during field investigation, a little midden material - shells and fish bones - was seen in the NW side of a dun at NB 5345 4982.
Visited by OS (A A) 14 June 1969.
R Crerar, 1961e, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 46 (Bibliographic reference). SWE14628.
PSAS, 1975-6, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 333 (Bibliographic reference). SWE9731.
PSAS, 1976-7, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 385 (Bibliographic reference). SWE8441.
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Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
