MHG5310 - Souterrain - Broadford
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- SOUTERRAIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A souterrain at Broadford, Skye, discovered sometime before 1839.
NG62SW 15 c 64 23
About 1880 an earth-house was discovered by a labourer ploughing in a field called "Goirtean nan h-uamha" (the field of the cave). A subterranean passage was found extending about 100ft towards the sea, and capacious enough to admit a person on all-fours. It terminated in a circular chamber, which contained some sheep-bones, a few cinders and a quern.
G L Gomme 1886; RCAHMS 1928; D Lamont 1913.
All knowledge of this earth-house and its site seems to have been lost, even the field name is no longer recognised.
Visited by OS (C F W) 13 June 1961.
The site was included in a discussion and in an inventory of souterrains on Skye by R Miket. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2270 Text/Publication/Volume: Gomme, G L (ed.). 1886. The Gentleman's Magazine library: being a classified collection of the contents of the Gentleman's Magazine from 1731 to 1868: archaeology. pt 1, 175-6.
- --- SHG2404 Text/Publication/Volume: Lamont, D. 1913. Strath: in Skye. 9.
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 215, No. 677.
- <1> SHG28524 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R.. 2002. The souterrains of Skye. In the Shadow of the Brochs. 77-110. Hardcopy & Digital. p.108, Site 24.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6400 2300 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG62SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11591 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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