Monument record 1510 - GIL NA MUILNE

no. 44
This is a structure of internal dimensions c. 6m east-west by 2.5m It has an eantrance in the north-east corner. Its inner facing is of stone, with a poor stone outer face standing up to 1.2m high, but its core appears to be of turf. The structure has markedly rounded internal corners. The base of the internal face is of orthostats with stone coursing above. The orthostats on the west wall appear to be founded considerably higher in absolute terms than those on the east, suggesting possibly a re-facing. This re-facing may correspond to the heightening of the external wall with looser frubble.
This structure is marked on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map for the area, though not on the earlier edition. Its general construction and condition however give it the appearance of an earlier date than the late nineteenth century and it is possible that it was the partial rebuilding and re-use of the structure which led to its inclusion on the map rather than its original construction.
Armit 1992, 60

Ian Armit, 1992, Archaeological Field Survey of the Bhaltos (Valtos) Peninsula, Lewis (Bibliographic reference). SWE41031.

I Armit, 1994, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, No.44, 85 (Bibliographic reference). SWE34817.