Site Event/Activity record EWE358 - Dun Bharabhat Excavations

Location

Location Cnip, Uig. Isle of Lewis
Grid reference Centred NB 0988 3532 (26m by 26m)
Map sheet NB03NE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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Organisation

Dept. of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

A program of research excavation identifing phased structures, material culture & environmental deposits. This program investigated both the dryland site and submerged deposits. C14 dates from terrestrail contexts suggest a date range from 500BC -100AD.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Monograph: D.W. Harding & T.N.Nixon. 2000. Dun Bharabhat, Cnip an Iron Age settlement in west Lewis Vol. 1 Structures and material culture.
  • --- Monograph: D.W. Harding & T.N.Nixon. 2000. Dun Bharabhat, Cnip an Iron Age settlement in west Lewis Vol. 1 Structures and material culture.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • DUN BHARABHAT, LEWIS (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 9 2026 10:32AM

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