News - discovery of remains of a medieval fishing village in the Western Isles

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Extract: 

"The project team said on Ordnance Survey maps the area is called Havn, the Norse word for harbour.

The Western Isles’ coasts have been a rich source of archaeology in the past.

The possible fishing station was discovered near Loch Euport, on North Uist.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16525715



Last year, fishermen, beachcombers, divers and islanders in the Hebrides were asked for information on where archaeologists might find ancient sites along shorelines.
The project involves the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), WA Coastal and Marine, Historic Scotland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)."


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