Excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles

D D A Simpson (Author)

Richard A Gregory (Author)

Eileen M Murphy (Author)

L Cram (Contributor)

A Gibson (Contributor)

S Hamilton-Dyer (Contributor)

E Nelis (Contributor)


Keywords:
Middens, Burials, Human Inhumations, Pit Burials, Midden
Location(s):
Manish Strand; Ensay; Sound of Harris; Outer Hebrides; Scotland; UK
Period(s):
Late Bronze Age, Neolithic, Early Bronze Age

Abstract


Survey and excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles in 1965, identified two midden deposits which date to the later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Two ‘pit’ burials containing Late Bronze Age human inhumations were also discovered during the course of the excavation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.133.173.189

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Published
30-11-2004
How to Cite
Simpson, D. D. A., Gregory, R. A., Murphy, E. M., Cram, L., Gibson, A., Hamilton-Dyer, S., & Nelis, E. (2004). Excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 133, 173–189. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.133.173.189
Issue
Vol. 133 (2004)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.133.173.189