Site Event/Activity record EHG4056 - Trial trenching - Home Farm, Portree, Isle of Skye
Location
| Location | Home Farm, Portree, Isle of Skye |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4777 4428 (516m by 469m) |
| Map sheet | NG44SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Technique(s)
Organisation
CFA Archaeology Ltd
Date
Feb 2005
Description
An archaeological evaluation in relation to a proposed residential housing development at Home Farm, Portree, Isle of Skye was carried out by CFA Archaeology in 2005. A total of ninety trenches, covering an area of 11,037m², were excavated (5 of these by hand; 85 by machine) in which a range of features and artefacts were recovered ranging in date from prehistoric to medieval. Finds included: undiagnostic lithics, a rotary quern, four buildings, a platform, an enclosure, an area of 'broad rig' cultivation terraces, a well, an array of turf and stone banks, and burnt bone possibly from a bronze age funerary monument. <1>
All the investigations on the site have subseqently been published as Scottish Archaeological Internet Report (SAIR) 54 : see attached link. <2>
The lithic assemblage discovered during trial trenching was characterised by Toben Bjarke Ballin in 2014. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG22287 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Suddaby, I. 2005. Home Farm, Portree, Skye: Archaeological Evaluation: Data Structure Report, No. 1034. CFA Archaeology Ltd. 01/04/2005. Digital.
- <2> SHG26210 Text/Publication/Monograph: Suddaby, I. 2013. Excavation of post-built roundhouses and a circular ditched enclosure at Kiltaraglen, Portree, Isle of Skye: 2006-7. Scottish Archaeological Internet Report. 54. Online.
- <3> SHG27257 Text/Report: Ballin, T B. 2014. Home Farm, Portree, Isle of Skye and Lochalsh, Highland: The lithic assemblage. N/A. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG49773 Skye, Portree, Home Farm (Monument)
Record last edited
Apr 5 2017 10:45AM