EHG3004 - Excavation - Applecross Broch, Wester Ross (2006 season)

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Organisation

Applecross Broch Community Archaeology Project

Date

October 2006

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Description

Archaeological excavations were carried out by Applecross Broch Community Archaeology Project assisted by professional archaeologists, over an 8 day period during October 2006 as their first season of investigations at the broch site at Applecross, Wester Ross. During this excavation, the complexity of the site was revealed as more extensive than previously believed. Two opposing quadrants, trenches 1 and 2, were opened at right angles to each other covering internal features and extending to the inner, and in places outer, walls of the broch. By the end of the excavation prehistoric pottery and stone implements had been uncovered and clear indications confirmed that structural remains extended deeper than previously considered. <1> A full report on the 2006 and subsequent investigations to 2010 has also been produced. <2>

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Location

Location Applecross Broch
Grid reference Centred NG 71185 44330 (15m by 24m) (3 map features)
Map sheet NG74SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish APPLECROSS

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Broch - Applecross (Borrodale) (Monument)

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Aug 2 2021 5:51PM

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