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Lewis, Calbost

Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Lewis, Calbost

Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 4290

Site Number NB41NW 1

NGR NB 4140 1730

NGR Description Centred NB 4140 1730

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NB41NW 1.00 centred on 4140 1730

NB41NW 1.01 NB 4143 1709 Horizontal Mill

A township comprising ninteen roofed, one partially roofed, four unroofed buildings, two of which are annotated as Ruins, five enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 38). One of the roofed and one of the unroofed buildings are annotated as Corn Mills.

Fifteen roofed, four partially roofed, thirty-four 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) 9 July 1997

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