Lewis, Mangersta
Brooch (Tortoiseshell), Comb (Bone), Unidentified Pottery (Iron Age)
Site Name Lewis, Mangersta
Classification Brooch (Tortoiseshell), Comb (Bone), Unidentified Pottery (Iron Age)
Canmore ID 4049
Site Number NB03SW 11
NGR NB 009 310
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4049
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Uig
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB03SW 11 009 310.
(Centred NB 009 310) Iron Age "wheelhouse" pottery, and part of a long-handled bone comb were found at the spots indicated on 6" plan by Mr Carson (M Carson, Red House, Plealey, Pontesford, nr Shrewsbury, Salop), who states that they mostly came from "floors" (thin midden levels?) weathering out of sand dunes. It is hoped to obtain the finds for the NMAS, but he may wish to have them returned to him.
Fragment of a bronze 'tortoise' brooch found 1975. In the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).
Information contained in letter and plan from J Close-Brooks (NMAS) to OS 18 November 1974.
In RMS (IL 749 - brooch; HR 1354 - comb, HR 1356-1365-pottery).
M Carson 1977.
Soil Sampling (4 March 2003 - 12 March 2003)
AOC Archaeology were grant aided by Historic Scotland for a second successive season of fieldwork related to a partnership project to assist a PhD studentship investigating the Marine Reservoir Effect, as well as a further project which includes analyses of Plaggan Soils. A total of 25 potential sites were visited to ascertain their potential for sample retrieval relating to the two projects described above.
None of the ecofactual or artefactual material noted at any of the sites visited could be described as being in secure contexts. The material was either within what appeared to be deposits interpreted as topsoil, in unstratified spreads, which were eroding out of the overlying eroding windblown sands, or in the case of Galston within deposits which appeared to have slumped down from above. In light of this no samples were taken for the PhD studentship concerned with the Marine Resevoir Effect. Some soil micromorphological samples were, however, taken in the connection with the study into Plaggan soils. These samples will be reported on at a later date.
AOC Archaeology - Alan Duffy (2003)
