Site Event/Activity record EHG3167 - Watching brief, Borve, Skye

Location

Location
Grid reference NG 45574 47686 (point)
Map sheet NG44NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH

Technique(s)

Organisation

Alba Archaeology Ltd

Date

2008

Map

Description

NG 45574 47687 A watching brief was undertaken, April – May 2008, on a residential development in an area containing known archaeological sites, including a dun and to the N a line of standing stones. Early prehistoric field boundaries were also clearly visible across the area. During the work a souterrain with an associated heat affected paved area was revealed. The souterrain had been wholly infilled and a number of sherds were removed from a small sondage. The pre-clearance structures recorded may be a combination of Bronze Age walling and 18th-century builds. In one area a dog-legged arrangement of slabs with an associated compact layer was recorded. This may be historic or another souterrain. Work was halted and a protective boundary fence erected. One house was built on cleared ground to the W of the souterrain. Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: HSMR (intended) Funder: Mr Ewan Macrae Nick Garry (Alba Archaeology - Highland - Ltd), 2008 <1> An interim report on this work, prepared in April 2008. Includes initial plans and a selection of photographs. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2010. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 578200.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Garry, N. 04/2008. Interim Report, Borve, Skye. Alba Archaeology Ltd. 04/2008. Digital.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Possible souterrain, Borve, Skye (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2014 11:18AM

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