EHG4045 - DBA and walkover survey - Kilbeg, Sleat, Isle of Skye (Phases 2 and 3)

Technique(s)

Organisation

West Coast Archaeological Services

Date

Feb 2011

Description

A DBA and walkover survey was carried out by West Coast Archaeological Services in February 2011 on behalf of Miller Harris and the Clan Donald Estates in advance of a woodland establishment scheme at Kilbeg, Sleat. The survey identified a significant number of new sites of archaeological interest including a prehistoric hut-circle, farmsteads, shielings, boundary walls and areas of rig and furrow cultivation. <1> The results of this survey are compliment the findings of the DBA and walkover survey and archaeological evaluations undertaken in Phase 1 to the north in 2010 (see EHG3589).

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Location

Location Sleat, Isle of Skye
Grid reference Centred NG 6322 0526 (1595m by 2920m) (3 map features)
Map sheet NG60NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Civil Parish SLEAT

Related Monuments/Buildings (27)

  • Armadale Castle, building (Monument)
  • Bothy or Shieling Hut - Reithe Choille (Monument)
  • Boundary Dykes - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Boundary Walls and Dykes - Cnoc Fall (Monument)
  • Boundary Walls and Dykes - Reithe Choille (Monument)
  • Boundary Walls and Enclosures - Armadale Woods (Monument)
  • Building - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Building - Reithe Choille (Monument)
  • Buildings - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Buildings and Enclosure - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Buildings and Enclosure - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Enclosure - Reithe Choille (Monument)
  • Enclosures - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Farmstead - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Farmstead - Allt A' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Farmstead - Allt A' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Hut Circle - Armadale Woods (Monument)
  • Settlement - Armadale Woods (Monument)
  • Settlement - Armadale Woods (Monument)
  • Shieling - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Shieling Hut - Cnoc Fall (Monument)
  • Shieling Hut - Cnoc Fall (Monument)
  • Shieling Hut - Reithe Choille (Monument)
  • Shielings - Cnoc Fall (Monument)
  • Shielings - Cnoc Fall (Monument)
  • Structure - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)
  • Track - Allt a' Mhuilinn (Monument)

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Record last edited

Jul 16 2024 2:11PM

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