Lewis, Shiltenish
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lewis, Shiltenish
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Sildinis
Canmore ID 133965
Site Number NB21NE 9
NGR NB 2810 1970
NGR Description Centred on NB 2810 1970
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/133965
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Lochs
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Note
A township comprising fourteen unroofed buildings, all of which are annotated as Ruins, four enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 37). Five roofed and thirteen unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 9 July 1997
