Monument record 3472 - AIRIGHEAN BO NIGHEAN MHUIRICH, LEWIS

Summary

Sheilings

Location

Grid reference Centred NB 10498 22386 (194m by 272m)
Map sheet NB12SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NB12SW 10 105 224

What may be three roofed shieling-huts and two unroofed shieling-huts, one of which is annotated as a Ruin, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 30). Five unroofed buildings and a sheepfold are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 14 August 1997

Current AP's show a number of rectangular sheilings & a sheep fold; earlier beehive sheiling ruins are located to the south and west.
KM (Arch Service) 29/07/2026

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Record last edited

Jul 29 2026 9:17AM

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