MHG5166 - Souterrain - Allt Na Cille
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Type and Period (1)
- SOUTERRAIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG51SW 4 539 141
Alternative spelling Alt na Cille. Rock-cut souterrain. Sample excavations within the gallery produced a loom weight (illus. in Miket 2002 colour plate 13) and charcoal. Environmental analysis from the floor produced evidence of alder, hazel, willow, hulled six-row barley, pale persicaria and chickweed. A radiocarbon date was obtained from this material producing a date of 51 BC-379 AD calibrated to 2 sigma.
See Roger Miket 2002. 'The Souterrains of Skye' in Beverley Balin Smith & Iain Banks (eds). In the Shadow of the Brochs. The Iron Age in Scotland, pp. 103-4.
Note: grid references taken from Miket 2002. <1> <2>
Charcoal from the terminal chamber is in Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre (2019), under Acc. No. 1988.5.2. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <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 12.
- <2> SHG23789 Text/Publication/Volume: Ballin-Smith B and Banks I (Eds.). 2002. In the Shadow of the Brochs: The Iron Age in Scotland. Paperback. pp 103-4.
- <3> SHG28086 Verbal Communication: Kruse, S. 2019-20. Note from Susan Kruse, Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5390 1410 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG51SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11445 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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