Lewis, Five Penny Ness, Dun Smirach
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Dun (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Lewis, Five Penny Ness, Dun Smirach
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Dun (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Dun Smirvig; Lionel; Dun Smiroig
Canmore ID 4439
Site Number NB56SW 7
NGR NB 527 637
NGR Description NB c. 527 637
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4439
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barvas
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB56SW 7 52 64
'Dun Smirvig stood near the schoolhouse of Lionol, and is believed to have been a circular tower.... The lake in which the dun stood is now almost the boundary of the minister's glebe. The site of the dun is indicated by a green knoll.'
F W L Thomas 1890.
Dun Smiroig, Lionel - site.
RCAHMS 1928.
No trace and no knowledge of either name or site was encountered during investigation.
Visited by OS (R L) 14 June 1969.
Publication Account (2007)
NB56 1 DUN SMIRVIG ('Dun Smirach')
NB/52 64
This possible broch or dun in Lewis, now vanished, is only included because Thomas said that it was believed locally to have been a circular tower.
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NB 56 SW 7: 2. Thomas 1890, 72: 3. RCAHMS 1928, 10, no. 31.
E W MacKie 2007
