Monument record 1680 - ACAIRSEID NAM MADADH HARBOUR, NORTH UIST

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Centred on NF 9460 6733, small pre-Clearance township also shown on 1st ed. OS map 1881

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Grid reference NF 94600 67330 (point)
Map sheet NF96NW
Island North Uist
Parish NORTH UIST, Western Isles

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NF96NW 20 centred on 9460 6733

Centred NF 9460 6733, at the E end of Acairseid nam Madadh are a harbour and four building foundations measuring from 18m by 5m to 5.5m by 4m and standing 0.7m high.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 29 June 1965

What may be a small township comprising three unroofed buildings is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, North Uist etc. 1881, sheet xxxvi) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 21 April 1997

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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