Site Event/Activity record EHG359 - Excavation - Kilphedir hut circle settlement
Location
| Location | Kilphedir |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9903 1938 (119m by 141m) |
| Map sheet | NC91NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Sutherland Field School
Date
1963-8
Description
Four seasons of excavation on a hut circle settlement at Kilphedir were carried out by the Sutherland Field School under the auspices of the Education Committee of Sutherland County Council. Each of the seasons lasted a fortnight, with seasons in 1963-5 and in 1968. Five hut circles were investigated and in addition several trenches were excavated over other features in the area, including clearance cairns and what at first were thought to be boundary dykes but which proved to be clearance features. An analysis of the soil profiles, including palynological work, was also carried out. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG49 Text/Publication/Article: Fairhurst, H and Taylor, D B. 1974. A hut-circle settlement at Kilphedir, Sutherland, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 1970-71). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 65-99.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG9858 Kilphedir (Monument)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2016 12:37PM