Site Event/Activity record EWE145 - Ormiclate Castle geophysical survey and test-pitting

Location

Location Ormiclate Castle, South Uist
Grid reference NF 74006 31808 (point)
Map sheet NF73SW
Island South Uist
Parish SOUTH UIST, Western Isles

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ARCUS

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Description

Geophysical survey undertaken in 1999 in several areas outside the castle and the foundations of an adjacent (ruined) building, and test pitting undertaken in the S wing of the building and 30 shovel pits excavated in an attempt to locate midden deposits outside the castle.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: Council for Scottish Archaeology. 2000. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. New Series, Volume 1.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • SOUTH UIST, ORMICLATE, ORMACLETT HOUSE (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 13 2008 9:25AM

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