A hut-circle settlement at Kilphedir, Sutherland

Horace Fairhurst (Author)

David B Taylor (Author)


Keyword(s):
Settlement, Pollen, Stone, Radiocarbon, Timber Roundhouses, Blanket
Period(s):
Later 2nd Century Bc

Abstract


[NC 989194]. The Kilphedir settlement is typical of a common Sutherland class of hut-circles associated with clearance cairns and areas of arable. Five stone and timber round-houses were occupied c 500 BC on radiocarbon and pollen evidence, immediately prior to the local formation of blanket peat. The site was re-occupied perhaps in later 2nd century BC, when one of the old hut-circles was rebuilt on a more massive scale. Detailed soil and peat profiles are appended. A R

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Published
30-11-1974
How to Cite
Fairhurst, H., & Taylor, D. B. (1974). A hut-circle settlement at Kilphedir, Sutherland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 103, 65-99. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.103.65.99
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