Site Event/Activity record EHG3667 - Watching Brief and Evaluation - Broadford Medical Centre, Strath, Skye
Location
Location | High Road, Broadford |
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Grid reference | Centred NG 64087 23906 (89m by 110m) |
Map sheet | NG62SW |
Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
Civil Parish | STRATH |
Technique(s)
Organisation
West Coast Archaeological Services
Date
July to Aug 2011
Description
An archaeological evaluation including a watching brief and subsequent excavation was carried out at the site of the new Broadford Medical Centre at High Road, Broadford, Isle of Skye, in July and August 2011 by West Coast Archaeological Services. The area of the development site covered in excess of 6,300 square metres. An initial walkover survey had failed to find any features of archaeological interest, although two drystone walls running adjacent to High Road were photographed and surveyed. The ground was initially cleared by machine under archaeological supervision and the area was then hand-cleaned. The evaluation recovered a wide range of features including a possible cairn, a stone-lined grave/cist, grain storage pits, a grain-drying kiln and a souterrain. Additional prehistoric features included pits and post-holes and potential evidence for early forest clearance, while stone-filled field drains (only found in the northern part of the site) and a drystone wall bordering High Road relate to later agricultural improvements and the formal layout of the road leading to the MacKinnon Memorial Hospital. All of the major features were revealed in a distinct cluster towards the highest section of the gravel ridge running across the site. The excavation of the prehistoric features at the site produced organic residues, sediment samples and small finds including ceramics and stone tools. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG25684 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Birch, Steven. 2012. Archaeological Evaluation at the site of the new Broadford Medical Centre, High Road, Skye: Data Structure Report. West Coast Archaeological Services. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- MHG55636 Bronze Age cist - Broadford Medical Centre site, Strath, Skye (Monument)
- MHG54039 Dry stone wall, High Road, Broadford, Skye (Monument)
- MHG54040 Dry stone wall, High Road, Broadford, Skye (Monument)
- MHG55638 Grain drying kiln complex and grain storage pits - Broadford, Strath, Skye (Monument)
- MHG55635 Possible cairn - Broadford Medical Centre site, Strath, Skye (Monument)
- MHG55637 Souterrain - Broadford Medical Centre, Strath, Skye (Monument)
- MHG55639 Undated pits and postholes - Broadford Medical Centre site, Strath, Skye (Monument)
- MHG55640 Woodland clearance - Broadford Medical Centre site, Strath, Skye (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 20 2015 2:13PM