Record details
| ID: | EHG3280 |
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| External Ref: | HPC005 |
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| Name: | Excavations at High Pasture Cave site, Isle of Skye: 2008 |
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| Organisation: | West Coast Archaeological Services |
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| Date: | April 2008 to May 2009 |
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Description
A further season of trial excavations took place at the site in 2008 to further evaluate the extent and preservation of the remaining archaeological deposits in the cave passages (Trench 17). Excavations at the surface focused on a more extensive area than investigated previously, with Trenches 14, 16, 19 and 20 investigating the extensive burnt mound deposits that arc around the stairwell and cave entrance. To the southwest, Trench 15 was excavated to investigate the deep archaeological deposits within the forecourt area, adjacent to the stairwell entrance. This recorded a large number of superimposed hearth settings and paving which possibly predated the stairwell entrance to the cave. <1>
Type(s) of Investigation
- Archaeological Intervention/Excavation/Area Excavation
- Archaeological Intervention/Excavation/Trial Trench
Reports
| Grid Reference: | Centroid NG 59411 19703 (MBR: 264m by 274m) (Approximate) |
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| Map Sheet: | NG51NE |
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| Geographical Area: | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
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| Location: | Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave), Strath, Isle of Skye |
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Associated Finds - none
Sources and further reading
- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Birch, S, Wildgoose, M and Kozikowski, G. 07/2009. Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave) & Environs Project, Strath, Isle of Skye 2008: The Preliminary Assessment of Late Prehistoric Cultural Deposits from a Limestone Cave 璘鰒璘ቀƥ
Related Monuments/Buildings
| MHG32043 | Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave) (Monument) |
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