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Lewis, Barvas Sands
Arrowhead(S) (Period Unassigned), Scraper (Tool)(S) (Period Unassigned), Slag (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(S) (Flint)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lewis, Barvas Sands
Classification Arrowhead(S) (Period Unassigned), Scraper (Tool)(S) (Period Unassigned), Slag (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(S) (Flint)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 4289
Site Number NB35SW 5
NGR NB 349 518
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4289
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Barvas
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB35SW 5 349 518
In an area approximately 25m by 25m lying less than 100m E of NB35SW 4, surface erosion has exposed metal slag and worked stone including over 300 pieces of quartz; 9 'thumbnail scrapers' and 2 flakes of flint; and 3 broken arrowheads, 1 'thumbnail scraper', 9 retouched pieces and 4 flakes of 'mylonite'.
G R Curtis and M R Ponting 1988.
