33011: MAINS OF UIG, CROWLISTA, LEWIS – BURIAL (Undated)

Summary:

BURIAL (Undated)
Possible site of burial

Location:

NB 02787 34151

Full description:

NB03SW 10 04 33.

A grave, 14′ long, with a stone at both head and foot, lies on Mains of Uig, and is that of the giant Knoch Mac Nuaron, who was killed by Tosker, grandson of Fingal.
W E MacKenzie 1932.

Mains of Uig is thought locally to have been an area of ground in the vicinity of Crowlista (NB 04 33) The tradition regarding Knoch Mac Nuaron is still known at Uig, but there is no local knowledge of the location of the ‘grave’.
Visited by OS (R L) 30 June 1969.

This site is now in the correct position. It is still well known locally. The estimated size above is inaccurate, the whole measuring not much over 2m in length.
MML 30.4.2002

References:

The Western Isles, The Western Isles. 214
Burgess, Christopher & Church, Michael. 1997. 2 volumes, surveyed 1996, covering the 100m above the high tide line, and the intertidal zone. Coastal Erosion Assessment, Lewis. A Report for Historic Scotland.

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.