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Lewis, Gress River

Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name Lewis, Gress River

Classification Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)

Canmore ID 136516

Site Number NB44NE 30

NGR NB 4595 4535

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Stornoway
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

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Note

What may be a single roofed shieling-hut is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1852, sheet 14). Two unroofed buildings which may be shieling-huts are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1990).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 27 June 1997.

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