Lewis, Bearasay
Settlement (Medieval)
Site Name Lewis, Bearasay
Classification Settlement (Medieval)
Canmore ID 4129
Site Number NB14SW 1
NGR NB 1209 4246
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
NB14SW 1 121 425.
(Area: NB 121 425) The foundations of a few houses close together remain on Bearasay, which was the stronghold of Neil Macleod for three years before his execution in April 1613.
RCAHMS 1928; R Gordon 1813.
Tradition still known locally. Island inaccessible at time of investigation.
Visited by OS (N K B) 22 June 1969.
Five unroofed buildings, one of which is T-shaped, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Island of Lewis, Ross-shire 1853, sheet 11). The T-shaped unroofed building and three unroofed structure which may represent buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 4 July 1997.
Field Visit (1914)
Bearasay, a precipitous island off the west end of Great Bernera, has the foundations of a few houses close together. It was the stronghold of Neil Macleod for three years before his execution in April 1613.
Cf. Sir R. Gordon's Earldom of Sutherland, p.275
RCAHMS 1928, visited c.1914
OS map: Lewis xi (unnoted).
