Monument record 1753 - AIRIGHEAN TIGHE DUASTAL, LEWIS

Summary

Shielings

Location

Grid reference NB 09970 21280 (point)
Map sheet NB02SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NB02SE 1 0997 2128

(NB 099 212) 'Six shielings, two of which are in ruins...' Thomas illustrates and plans one of these, still occupied c. 1867.
Name Book 1854; F W L Thomas 1870

Four roofed shieling-huts and two unroofed shieling-huts, which are annotated as Ruins, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 35). Five black dots which may indicate the location of unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 15 July 1997


F W L Thomas, 1866-8, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 161-2, fig. 9 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7733.

Name Book (County), 1998, Name Books of the Ordnance Survey, Book No. 98, p. 40 (Unpublished document). SWE4254.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Name Book (County). 1998. Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 98, p. 40.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: F W L Thomas. 1866-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 7. 153-95. 161-2, fig. 9.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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