Monument record MWE150043 - Loch Langabhat

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Crannog

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Grid reference NB 2168 4380 (point)
Map sheet NB24SW
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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This artificial islet comprises of medium to large boulders built on to a naturally occuring outcrop in the loch. No timbers were identified; however the nature of the surrounding sediment could overlie potentail organic archaeological deposits.
All pottery recovered was Neolithic date.
K.Murphy (Archaeologist CnES) 17/06/2017


D.Garrow, F.Sturt, M.Copper, 2017, Submerged Neolithic of the Western Isles
Interim Report (March 2017) (Monograph). SWE41254.

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  • --- Monograph: D.Garrow, F.Sturt, M.Copper. 2017. Submerged Neolithic of the Western Isles Interim Report (March 2017). Lewis lochs project: underwater survey July 2016.

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2024 9:49AM

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