Lewis, Gisla
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lewis, Gisla
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Giosla
Canmore ID 4087
Site Number NB12NW 8
NGR NB 1290 2570
NGR Description Centred on NB 1290 2570
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Western Isles
- Parish Uig
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB12NW 8.00 centred on 1290 2570
See also NB12NW 8.01 NB 1273 2568 Mill
A township comprising seven roofed buildings, four of which are of complex shape, one partially roofed building, four unroofed buildings, three of 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 30). Two of the buildings are annotated as Corn Mills, one is roofed (NB12SW 8.02) and the other is unroofed.
Ten roofed, one partially roofed, two 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) 14 August 1997
