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

Site Name Lewis, Ranish

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

Alternative Name(s) Ranais, Raerinish

Canmore ID 4293

Site Number NB42SW 3

NGR NB 4050 2480

NGR Description Centred on NB 4050 2480

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view centred on the school and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NE.
Oblique aerial view centred on the school and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view centred on the township and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NE.General oblique aerial view looking across Loch Griomsiadair and the townships towards Loch Liurboist, taken from the E.General oblique aerial view of the townships of Crosbost, Ranish and Grimshader, looking towards Stornoway, Lewis, taken from the SSE.General oblique aerial view of the townships of Crosbost, Ranish and Grimshader, looking towards Stornoway, Lewis, taken from the SSE.Aerial view of Ranais township on the S side of Loch Grimshader, Isle of Lewis, looking W.Oblique aerial view centred on the townships, taken from the WSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the township and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NNW.Lewis, Ranish, NB42SW 3, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoGeneral oblique aerial view looking across Loch Griomsiadair and the townships towards Loch Liurboist, taken from the ENE.Oblique aerial view centred on the school and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the school and the remains of the buildings, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the township and the remains of the buildings, taken from the WSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the township and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NE.Oblique aerial view centred on the townships, taken from the SW.General oblique aerial view looking across Loch Griomsiadair and the townships towards Loch Liurboist, taken from the ENE.Oblique aerial view centred on the school and the remains of the buildings, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the townships, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the township and the remains of the buildings, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on the township and the remains of the buildings, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the school and the remains of the buildings, taken from the E.

Administrative Areas

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

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RCAHMS First Edition Survey Project

A township comprising sixty roofed buildings, one partially roofed building, eleven unroofed buildings, several of which are annotated as Ruins, several enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 33). Eighty-nine roofed, five partially roofed and forty-one unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 25 July 1997

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