Site Event/Activity record EWE369 - Excavations of a Norse Cemetery

Location

Location Cnip headland, Isle of Lewis.
Grid reference Centred NB 0993 3639 (32m by 34m)
Map sheet NB03NE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Technique(s)

Organisation

Centre for Field Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

A series of rescue excavations recovering Norse burials, material recovered from this work suggest a 9th -10th century date.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: A J, T G, M F, T and A R Dunwe. 1995. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 125. 719-52.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • CNIP, BHALTOS, LEWIS (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2026 3:31PM

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