EHG5230 - Test pitting - Coille Gaireallach - Highland Historic Environment Record

EHG5230 - Test pitting - Coille Gaireallach

Technique(s)

TEST PIT

Organisation

Martin Wildgoose

Date

2010

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Test pitting, hut circle LS01: Test pit 1 from W shows surface ctx 1.3 01.4. by Martin Wildgoose © Martin Wildgoose id:308671 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Test pitting, hut circle LS01: Test pit 1 from W shows surfacwe ctx1.4 and E section 01.6 by Martin Wildgoose © Martin Wildgoose id:308672 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Test pitting, hut circle LS01: Test pit 2 fom NW shows SE section 01.7 by Martin Wildgoose © Martin Wildgoose id:308673 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Test pitting, hut circle LS01: Test pit 2 from SE shows NW section 01.5. by Martin Wildgoose © Martin Wildgoose id:308674 (click to view a larger version of this image)
Test pitting, hut circle LS01: Test pit 2 from SW 01.3 by Martin Wildgoose © Martin Wildgoose id:308675 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Documents (1)

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Fieldwork report by Steven Birch and Martin Wildgoose © West Coast Archaeological Services id: 289983 (click to open this file in a new window)

Description

Test pitting was carried out by M Wildgoose in 2010 at the site of a hut circle at Coille Gaireallach, Skye as part of the High Pasture Cave Landscape and Environs Project. A summary report, including conclusions, of the overall test pitting campaign is included in the High Pasture Cave 2010/11 DSR. <1> Detailed report forthcoming.

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Birch, S. & Wildgoose, M.. 2013. Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave) & Environs Project, Strath, Isle of Skye 2010/11: The Preliminary Assessment and Analysis of Late Prehistoric Cultural Deposits from a Limestone Cave and Associated Surface Features: Data Structure Report - HPC007. West Coast Archaeological Services et al. 17/12/2014. Digital. pp.63-73.

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Location

Location	Coille Gaireallach, Skye
Grid reference	Centred NG 6066 1992 (5m by 5m)
Map sheet	NG61NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	STRATH

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Hut circle - Coille Gaireallach 1 (Monument) (MHG59347)

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