Lewis, Erista
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lewis, Erista
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Eirastadh
Canmore ID 132226
Site Number NB03SE 19
NGR NB 0537 3360
NGR Description Centred on NB 0537 3360
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/132226
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Uig
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Note
A township comprising one roofed building, one partially roofed building, which is annotated as a ruin, eight unroofed buildings, three of which are annotated as Ruins, and what may be two phases of head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 23). Erista shares its head-dyke to the S with the township of Totarol and to the N with the township of Timsgarry. In addition, there is a length of head-dyke which lies to the E of the township.
Four roofed, seven unroofed buildings 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) 27 August 1997.
