Monument record MHG55550 - Round house with associated burnt mound, Coille Gaireallach
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | NG 5977 1988 (point) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Full Description
Round house, one of 29 identified in a walkover survey as part of the High Pasture Cave and Environs project (site LS06). Diameter 14m, with a rubble-filled stone built wall of approximately 1.6m width. It is situated 30m above sea level, and has a SE facing entrance. The round house and associated burnt mound were excavated in 2011, and dated to the middle Iron Age (370-170BC). Finds included pottery, lithics, hearth slabs, charcoals, burnt bone and carbonised seed and a soapstone tuyure fragment.
Wildgoose, M. And Glover, S. Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave) and Environs Project, Landscape Evaluation Data Structure Report 2006-2010. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG25668 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Broadford. Yes. Digital. Site 37.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2012 1:22PM
