Building record 11585 - LEWIS, ARNISH, MEMORIAL CAIRN

Summary

CAIRN MONUMENTS

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Grid reference NB 42549 30007 (point)
Map sheet NB43SW
Island Lewis
Parish LOCHS, Western Isles

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Said to have been built by the Mathesons of Lewis Castle, circa 1860. Stone cairn, round-topped, circular and battered, commemorating Prince Charles Edward Stuart's having journeyed here in 1746 when in hiding after Culloden.

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Record last edited

Feb 20 2026 3:35PM

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