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Lewis, Dalbeg Bay

Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Lewis, Dalbeg Bay

Classification Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 4208

Site Number NB24NW 6

NGR NB 22 45

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Barvas
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NB24NW 6 22 45.

At Dalbeg (NB 2245) there are "several odd-shaped cairns" and, in a little bay, an unusual set of stone markers "like mini standing stones".

Informatiom contained in letter I Campbell, 25A Coll, Back, Isle of Lewis to Dr J Close-Brooks (National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS]), 2 March 1976.

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