32343: CEANN RHUISIL, LEWIS – TOWN (Undated), SHIELING? (Undated)

Summary:

TOWN (Undated)
SHIELING? (Undated)
Centred on NB 034 214

Location:

NB 034 214

Full description:

NB02SW 7 centred on 034 214

A township comprising two roofed buildings, ten unroofed buildings, sevaral of which are annotated as Ruins, two enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 34). Seven unroofed buildings, one enclosure and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973). A black dot, which may indicate the location of a building, is marked beside two of the unroofed buildings (NB 0339 2139) and all three are annotated as Old Shielings,
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 July 1997

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.