Excavations beside Sruth a' Mhuilinn ('the Mill Stream'), Iona

Authors

  • Jerry O'Sullivan
  • Sheila Boardman Contributor
  • Richard Tipping Contributor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.124.491.508

Keywords:

Subrectangular Pool, Macroscopic Plant Remains, mill stream, post-pits

Abstract

Excavation beside Sruth a'Mhuilinn recorded a man-made, sub-rectangular pool cut into the gravels of the  stream course, as well as a group of large post-pits. The pool was deliberately back-filled in the course of a recent reorganization of the site. There is no salient archaeological interpretation, but discussion considers whether this is the site of a modern horizontal water mill, and weighs this possibility in the light of the well-attested tradition for the use of Sruth a'Mhuilinn as a mill stream. The excavation was funded by Historic Scotland.

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Published

30-11-1995

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Excavations beside Sruth a’ Mhuilinn (’the Mill Stream’), Iona. (1995). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 124, 491-508. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.124.491.508

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