South Dell ( gd, Dail-bho-Dheas) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. South Dell is within the parish of

Barvas Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: ''Barabhas'' or ''Barbhas'', ) is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. North is the road ...

, and is situated alongside the A857. The Dell River separates South and

North Dell North Dell ( gd, Dail bho Thuath) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. North Dell is within the parish of Barvas. It lies 5 km south of the Butt of Lewis, between the settlements of ...

. The artists David Greenall and Ruth O'Dell live in South Dell.

Archaeology

Two bronze swords from the 8th century BC were discovered in South Dell, in 1891–2. A wooden bowl, tentatively attributed to the

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...

, and a flint arrowhead have also been found in South Dell. Near South Dell is the site of Dunasbroc, an archaeological site on top of a stack. It was surveyed several times by archaeologists in 1978, 1996 and as part of the STAC: The Severe Terrain Archaeological Campaign project which ran from 2003 to 2005. This last project also conducted some archaeological excavations that found the site was occupied in the

Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several p ...

and

periods. It may have been burnt down in the Iron Age as well but this less certain. Some of the artefacts from the excavation are on display in the Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean.

Images

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References

External links

Galson Estate - South Dell
Villages in the Isle of Lewis {{WesternIsles-geo-stub