31852: AIRIGH NA GILE RUAIDHE, LEWIS – SHIELING? (Undated)
Summary:
SHIELING? (Undated)
Shieling
Location:
NB 3029 1242
Full description:
NB31SW 6 3029 1242
What may be four unroofed shieling-huts annotated as Ruins are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1855, sheet 42). One unroofed building is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 June 1997.
Four unroofed buildings marked as ruins, set either side of modern stalking path. Stone foundations are grass-covered; traces of small cupboards evident in the side and end walls.
Acknowledgement:
Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.
Record Location
Details
- Record Type:
- Historical or Archaeological Site
- Type Of Site:
- Shieling
- SMRRecord ID:
- MWE134152
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP