Site Event/Activity record EHG3465 - Watching brief - drainage trenches at Pier Road, Armadale, Isle of Skye

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Location Land at Pier Road, Armadale, Isle of Skye
Grid reference Centred NG 63724 03885 (12m by 47m)
Map sheet NG60SW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish SLEAT

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Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services (RoCAS)

Date

March 2010

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Description

Following excavations in late 2009 and early 2010 which uncovered a Bronze Age burial site, an additional watching brief was carried out on the site during one day at the end of March 2010 for drainage trenches for the housing development. Five further small pit or posthole features were identified and excavated during this work. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M. 01/2011. Excavation of a Bronze Age Burial Site at Pier Road, Armadale, Isle of Skye: Data Structure Report. Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services. Digital. pp 9, 23.

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Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Excavation, Pier Road, Armadale, Isle of Skye (Ref: ARM09)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2014 1:50PM

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