MHG63309 - Medieval shieling hut - Glen Tungadal (Tungadale)
Summary
A medieval shieling hut constructed within an Iron Age homestead at Glen Tungadal (Tungadale).
Type and Period (1)
- SHIELING HUT (Norse to Medieval - 1201 AD? to 1399 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A medieval shieling hut constructed within an Iron Age homestead at Glen Tungadal (Tungadale).
The shieling hut was found during excavation of the homestead and associated souterrain (see MHG5106) under the direction of R Miket of the Skye and Lochalsh District Museum Service (Dulachas) in 1988. Report still awaited as of 26/06/2024.
A circular 'shieling-type' building was built subsequently within the ruins of the homestead. It had a well-built inner wall-face, short entrance passageway and two floor levels each with a hearth. Radiocarbon dates and a small fourteenth-century bronze mirror case recovered from the passageway confirmed a thirteenth- to fourteenth-century date for this later building. <1> <2>
Included in the Broadford Community Heritage Project run by ARCH. <2>
Finds are in Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre, listed under Acc. No. 1990.10. They include pottery, charred wood possibly from a handle, slag, a pot lid, glass fragment, hammer stone, and 19th century coin. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG22762 Text/Publication/Volume: Armit, I. 1996. The Archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles 1996. Armit, I Edinburgh University Press.. Paper (Original). pp. 131-3, 241.
- <2> SHG28524 Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R.. 2002. The souterrains of Skye. In the Shadow of the Brochs. 77-110. Hardcopy & Digital. p.100. XY
- <3> SHG25668 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Broadford. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. Digital. Site 13.
- <4> SHG28408 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection at Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre. 1990.10.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4075 4006 (8m by 8m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG44SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | BRACADALE |
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