Monument record 3473 - Airighean an Fhorsa

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Sheilings

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Grid reference Centred NB 11779 22740 (128m by 112m)
Map sheet NB12SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB12SW 11 117 227

What may be five roofed shieling-huts and two unroofed shieling-huts, which are annotated as Ruins, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 30). Five unroofed buildings 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 sheilings possibly of beehive construction.
KM (Arch Service) 29/07/2026

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Jul 29 2026 9:27AM

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