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Lewis, Carnish
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lewis, Carnish
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Carnais
Canmore ID 4054
Site Number NB03SW 16
NGR NB 0300 3235
NGR Description Centred NB 0300 3235
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4054
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Uig
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB03SW 16.00 centred 0300 3235
NB03SW 16.01 NB 0269 3226 Horizontal Mill
NB03SW 16.02 NB 0270 3230 Horizontal Mill
A township comprising seventeen roofed buildings, five partially roofed buildings, four of which are annotated as ruins, twelve unroofed buildings, which are annotated as Ruins, and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 23). Further lengths of head-dyke to the S may also be associated with this site.
Nine roofed, one partially roofed and twelve unroofed building are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 28 August 1997.
