MHG7676 - Applecross - 'Earth House' (unlocated)
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SOUTERRAIN? (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
RCAHMS records:
NG74SW 6 unlocated.
An earth-house "of considerable length, 4' wide and 4' deep" existed in 1792 near a "dun" - Broch: NG74SW 2 - in the district of Applecross, part of the parish of Applecross.
OSA (Rev J MacQueen) 1792.
Not located. Visited by OS (R D) 28 April 1965.
No further information. Visited by OS (A A) 29 May 1974.
On a site visit to the broch at Applecross by John Wood 13/10/00, the son of the caravan site owner there indicated a place below the broch site which was 'hollow'. He was unaware of the record of a souterrain. <1>
Excavations at the broch between 2005 and 2008 encountered a possible souterrain which probably relates to the pre-broch phase and may correspond with this site. <2>
An evaluation report produced by Wessex Archaeology following the 2005 Time Team excavations places this possible souterrain c.150m north-west of the broch. It is said to exist as a hollow with its western boundary formed by a ruinous and wooded field wall. <3>
It is possible that McQueen's reference is actually to a feature investigated in Trench 9 in excavations in 2009. This alignment of 6 recumbent slabs, which possibly extended outside the limits of excavation, appeared to be another sub-broch passage or drain. <4>
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG2606 Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 3, 378-9.
- --- SHG6867 Image/Photograph(s): © Pete Diamond, Dartmouth. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG6868 Image/Photograph(s): © Pete Diamond, Dartmouth. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG6869 Image/Photograph(s): © Pete Diamond, Dartmouth. Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG23680 Verbal Communication: Wood, J. Comments by John Wood, Senior HC Archaeologist.
- <2> SHG24224 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M and McCullagh, C. 2008. Applecross Broch Community Archaeology Project: Interim Report no. 3, Rev. 1. Applecross Archaeology Society. Digital.
- <3> SHG22440 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Gibson, C. 2006. Time Team 2005: Applecross Broch, Wester Ross, Highlands - Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of the Results. Wessex Archaeology. 02/06/2006. . p 2.
- <4> SHG24921 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M and McCullagh, C. 2010. Applecross Broch Community Archaeology Project: Excavation Summary and Preliminary Finds Discussion. Applecross Archaeology Society. Digital. Trench 9.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7000 4000 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG74SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11747 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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