Monument record 1725 - SGIANAILT, TOLSTA CHAOLAIS, LEWIS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NB 2041 3724 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB23NW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Township | Tolsta Chaolais, Uig, Western Isles |
| Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NB23NW 7 2055 3710.
Lying between low rock outcrops and boggy ground on rough hilly land at Sgianailt, (100m-145m W of main road) are three circular stone settings within 10m of each other, and a fourth setting 45m to W. The three are approximately 4m, 3.10m and 6.80m internal diameter, and consist of stones protruding up to 30cm above the turf. The fourth, where exposed, has an arc approximately 6m diameter and one stone on W side, there being possibly two or three courses of stones on N and E sides, and overlying peat on S side.
G R Curtis and M R Curtis 1989.
Site visit 11.10.99, confirmed the above description. MML 12.10.99
'The monument...comprises of 4 circular stone settings, and traces of a possible fifth, representing prehistoric house foundations. The area to be scheduled is a rectangle 75m E-W by 60m N-S, to include the hut circles, the boggy hollow between them and an area around in which traces relating to their construction and use may survive.'
HS Scheduling Document 26 October 1992.
G and M Curtis and Curtis, 1989c, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 72 (Bibliographic reference). SWE10428.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE10428 Bibliographic reference: G and M Curtis and Curtis. 1989c. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 72. 72.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
