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Scotland, Na h-Eileanan Siar

Little Bernera cleared island

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

long-settled island cleared 1825

Small island off west Lewis with remains of dwellings and chapels from centuries of settlement, once the burial place for Carloway. The last tenants were forcibly evicted in 1825 when it became part of Linshader farm.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

boat access only

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