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Lurabus is a post-medieval township and associated farmsteads situated on the Mull of Oa in Islay, Argyll. The settlement represents the dispersed agricultural settlement pattern characteristic of the Hebridean landscape during the early modern period. The site comprises the remains of domestic structures and field systems that reflect the subsistence farming economy of the region, with occupation likely spanning from the sixteenth or seventeenth century through to the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The physical remains visible on the ground include building foundations and field boundaries that illustrate the organisation of rural settlement and land use during this period of Scottish Highland and Island history.
Lurabus,township and farmsteads,Mull of Oa,Islay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5938. View the official record →
Lurabus is a post-medieval township and associated farmsteads situated on the Mull of Oa in Islay, Argyll. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5938.
Lurabus,township and farmsteads,Mull of Oa,Islay dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a township and farmsteads,mull of oa,islay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lurabus,township and farmsteads,Mull of Oa,Islay is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5938.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lurabus House, dun 370m ENE of, Islay (0.4 km), Kilnaughton, chapel, carved stones & burial ground 135m N of Samhchair (1.5 km), Cragabus, chambered cairn 75m SW of Lower Cragabus, Islay (1.7 km).
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