Monument record 1866 - ST KILDA VILLAGE, HOUSE 6

NF19NW 21.25 1014 9934.

Work in 1990 was carried out on Cottage 6 prior to its restoration by the National Trust for Scotland. Coarse pottery and stone hammers were found in the soil build-up over a weathered granite bedrock. A pit used for cultivation at a later date, probably around the 1830s was located, but it was covered with debris as the site was used for the construction of the cottage in the 1860s. Much of the original timberwork survived, including partition rails, joists and planking. Many atefacts, including personal possessions, were recovered from the debris left in the cottage as it became deserted.
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Durham University.
N Emery 1990b.

…A small excavation around House 6, Main Street, Hirta, was carried out in advance of a new drain. A large number of late 19th/early 20th-century artefacts were recovered, suggesting that the area behind and to the W side of the house had been used as a midden.
Bain 2004, 136

N Emery, 1990b, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 50 (Bibliographic reference). SWE11822.

Council for Scottish Archaeology, 2004, Discovery and Excavation in Scotland (Bibliographic reference). SWE41193.