Place record 1760 - LOCH BHARAVAT, LEWIS

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'borg' place name

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Grid reference NB 22328 34122 (point)
Map sheet NB23SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB23SW 24 22 34.

The name Bharrabhat (= Borarvatu) implies that a dun or broch stood on this loch (centred NB 223 341). (The most obvious site would be either the island or the cape at the N end of the loch.)
F W L Thomas 1890.


Thomas, F. W. L., 1890, Archaeol Scot, 388 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7756.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: Thomas, F. W. L.. 1890. Archaeol Scot. 5. 365-415. 388.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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