Site Event/Activity record EHG3961 - Excavation - Thrumster Broch, Caithness

Location

Location Wick, Caithness
Grid reference Centred ND 3319 4505 (33m by 23m)
Map sheet ND34NW
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

Technique(s)

Organisation

AOC Archaeology Group

Date

July 2011

Map

Description

Excavations were carried out by AOC Archaeology Group and community members in July 2011 on behalf of the Yarrows Heritage Trust as part of a project to investigate brochs excavated by Tress Barry, at Thrumster broch, Wick. The eight trenches opened during investigations revealed that well preserved deposits were still intact in places and that the structure was more complex than previously thought. The roundhouse hd gone through several phases of modification and rebuilding, with radiocarbon dating indicating that these phases occurred through the later first millenium BC and earlier first millenium AD. A sizeable artefact assemblage was recovered, and human remains were among the bone assemblage. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Barber, J and Humphreys, P. 2011. Thrumster Broch Community Excavations 2011: Final Report. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Thrumster Mains Broch (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 2 2014 2:42PM

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