Monument record 10174 - LSFH 45.11
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 28348 16477 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB21NE |
Island | Lewis |
Parish | LOCHS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
"Running from the head dyke of the crofts (26.1) in the north this dyke, constructed of turf with a stone face on its west side, follows a sinuous course in a south south-westerly direction down to the shore of Loch Seaforth Head, where it runs into this loch as a stone dyke for at least a further 10 metres. This dyke seems to mark a croft or cultivation boundary in the filed system located on the north shores of Loch Seaforth Head, which appears to date to the pre-crofting/crofting transition. This could date either to the settlements prior to the clearances of the 1830s or to the re-established crofting settlement of the later half of the 19th century." (Burgess 2004, 52-53)
Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document). SWE41054.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE41054 Unpublished document: Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 15 2004 2:08PM