Barabhas Machair
surveys of an eroding sandscape
Keywords:
Lithic Scatter, Archaeological Landscape, Croft, Cemetery, Wall, Beaker
Lithic Scatter, Archaeological Landscape, Croft, Cemetery, Wall, Beaker
Location(s):
Western Isles, Scotland, UK
Western Isles, Scotland, UK
Period(s):
Late Iron Age, Early Iron Age, Late Bronze Age, Early Bronze Age, post-medieval
Late Iron Age, Early Iron Age, Late Bronze Age, Early Bronze Age, post-medieval
Abstract
The townships of Barabhas are on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides between the blanket bog of Barabhas Moor to the east, and machair and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The Barabhas Machair (centre NGR: NB 351 513) has been eroding for at least a century, and of archaeological interest for nearly as long. Survey and excavations over the last 40 years have revealed settlements from the Early Bronze Age to the present day, in a landscape that has been used and reused.
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Published
01-01-2018
How to Cite
MacLeod Rivett, Mary A, Mark Elliot, Torben Bjarke Ballin, and Trevor Cowie. 2018. “Barabhas Machair: Surveys of an Eroding Sandscape”. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 76 (January):1-89. https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2018.76.1-89.
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