Harris, Ardhasaig
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Harris, Ardhasaig
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Aird Asaig
Canmore ID 122285
Site Number NB10SW 9
NGR NB 1280 0300
NGR Description centred on NB 1280 0303
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Note
A township comprising sixteen roofed buildings, four of which are long buildings and one is L-shaped, six unroofed buildings, eleven enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Island of Harris 1881, sheet x). The head-dyke is joined to that of the township of Cul-na-h-aird (NB10SW 10) to the S.
Twenty-four roofed, three partially roofed, ten unroofed buildings, several enclosures, some field walls and part of a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 21 February 1997
