EHG1399 - Trial excavations - High Pasture Cave site, Isle of Skye: 2005 season

Trial excavations were undertaken at Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave) by West Coast Archaeological Services and Archaeological & Ancient Landscape Survey in 2005. Fieldwork was undertaken as a result of preliminary rescue work and evaluation at the site between 2002 and 2004. The aim of the fieldwork was to further evaluate the extent and preservation of any remaining archaeological deposits in the cave passages (Trench 6), while excavations at the surface focused on the search for a former entrance into the cave used during prehistory. Five trenches were opened on the surface, positioned in relation to features identified by geophysical survey (see EHG2818). In particular, excavations at the surface focused on the investigation of a former, blocked entrance to the cave, which may have provided the original access to Bone Passage during prehistory. <1>