Site Event/Activity record EHG495 - Desk based assessment and walkover survey, Scalpay WGS

Location

Location
Grid reference Centred NG 6088 2897 (5768m by 3304m)
Map sheet NG62NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER

Technique(s)

Organisation

West Coast Archaeological Services

Date

April 2001

Map

Description

An archaeological pre-afforestation survey, including desk-based assessment and rapid walkover survey, of three land units on the island of Scalpay, Skye was carried out. The areas have been proposed for new native woodland plantings under the Woodland Grants Scheme. The desk-based assessment demonstrated that only 2 archaeological sites hadpreviously been recorded close to the designated areas, although further possible sites were identified on the relevant Ordnance Survey sheets of the area. The rapid walkover survey recorded the remains of 38 new archaeological sites including farmsteads, shieling groups, 1 hut circle and 4 prehistoric lithic scatter sites. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report: Birch, S. April 2001. Scalpay WGS: Archaeological Survey of Proposed Planting Areas. West Coast Archaeological Services. . Digital.

Related Monuments/Buildings (33)

  • Bothy and kale yard, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Bothy and pen, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Bothy, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Enclosure and shieling, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Farmstead and associated remains, east of Allt Guin Shuas (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Farmstead, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Kale yard, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Lithic scatter, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Lithic scatter, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Milking shieling, Scalpay (Monument)
  • SCALPAY (Monument)
  • Settlement, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling and twinning pen, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling group, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling group, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling group, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling group, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling hut, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling hut, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling or clearance cairn, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling settlement and hut circle, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling settlement, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling/bothy, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Shieling/pen, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Structure, Scalpay (Monument)
  • Twinning pen, Scalpay (Monument)

Record last edited

Oct 17 2014 4:01PM

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