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Lewis, Shader
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lewis, Shader
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 134712
Site Number NB35NE 4
NGR NB 3850 5525
NGR Description From NB 3905 5550 to NB 3800 5493
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/134712
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barvas
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Note
Shader comprises a pre-improvement township, a later crofting township both of which are unoccupied by the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Isle of Lewis Ross-shire 1853, sheet 5) and some lengths of head-dyke. To the SE is an extensive system of head-dykes (NB45SW 31) which may be partly associated with these townships.
The township was centred around the church (NB35SW 10) by the shore with a number of buildings, structures and enclosures spread across the present crofting field-system. It comprised thirty-nine unroofed buildings and seven enclosures.
A crofting township was established along the N side of a road. It comprised seventeen buildings and four enclosures. This crofting township probably replaced the pre-improvement township. By the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974) an extensive crofting field-system overlying the pre-improvement township is shown.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 10 January 1997.
