Monument record 1912 - RUBHA GRUAIG, LEWIS

NB24NW 16 2330 4705

NB 2330 4705 There is a sub-rectangular setting of about forty stones approximately 2.5m wide and 5.5m long, being the remnants of a straight front wall (2.5m), straight side walls (5.5m) (with doorways?), a curved back wall and a straight internal wall near the back wall. The largest stone is about 1m long. There are seven stones set on edge, up to about 0.5m high. Surrounding the setting there is a slight linear hollow in the tuf.
It is located less than 10m from the edge of 30m high sheer cliffs, on a near level area of fine turf between the top of these cliffs and a small rocky outcrop.
There is no living memory concerning the use of this site.
The setting was brought to our notice by Mr and Mrs Walters of Oakmoor, Staffs.
M R Curtis and G R Curtis 1993

M R and G R Curtis and Curtis, 1993a, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 109 (Bibliographic reference). SWE28572.

Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael, 1997, Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41000.