What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barvas as Burial Cairn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Barvas is a prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices and settlement patterns in northwestern Scotland.
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Places near here
Barvas CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 278 yd
Lewis, Barvas, Cladh MhuireBurial Ground (medieval), Church (medieval), Cist (iron Age), Cremation(s) (iron Age) · 357 yd
Cemetery at BarvasChurch, cross or graveyard · 371 yd
Rubh' a' BhiogairHeadland · 825 yd
Geodhachan BeagaDyke (period Unassigned) · 1030 yd
Morven GalleryGallery · 1170 yd
Converted Church, Upper BarvasChurch, cross or graveyard · 1401 yd
Ruins at BarabhasOld home or work place · 1429 yd
Brue Beach on a stormy dayBeach · 1.1 mi
Rubha na CaillichHeadland · 1.7 mi
Clach an TruiseilHeritage attraction · 2.1 mi
Mol EireBeach / strand · 2.6 mi