31453: CNOC AN TA, LEWIS – TOWNSHIP (Pre Clearance – 1266 AD to 1860 AD)

Summary:

TOWNSHIP (Pre Clearance – 1266 AD to 1860 AD)
Cleared township shown on 1st ed OS map 1854

Location:

NB 2560 1711

Full description:

NB21NE 29 2560 1711

What may be a township comprising three unroofed buildings, all of which are annotated as Ruins and one is L-shaped, three enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 36). Three unroofed buildings, an enclosure and the fragmentary remains of the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 10 July 1997

Acknowledgement:

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