Monument record MWE157491 - Melbost Borve

Summary

Settlement

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Grid reference Centred NB 4127 5754 (192m by 164m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NB45NW
Island Lewis
Parish BARVAS, Western Isles

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Full Description

Site of the a pre-clearance settlement depicted on Chapmans 1807 map. The map depicts a clustered settlement above a noticible river divergence. An area of the settlement ruins and corn mills are indicated on the 6" 1st ed Ordnance Survey sheet (1853).
K.Murphy (Arch Service CnES) 08/01/2025


Chapman, James / Gibbs, Alexander, 1807-09, Plan of [the] Island of Lewis (Cartographic materials). SWE41337.

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  • --- Cartographic materials: Chapman, James / Gibbs, Alexander. 1807-09. Plan of [the] Island of Lewis. Digital.

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2025 9:57AM

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