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Skye, Broadford

Winder House (20th Century)(Possible)

Site Name Skye, Broadford

Classification Winder House (20th Century)(Possible)

Alternative Name(s) Broadford Tramway

Canmore ID 74997

Site Number NG62SW 65

NGR NG 6377 2299

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Strath
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NG62SW 65 6377 2299

Adjacent to the Broadford tramway about 200m S of the last house in Broadford as the road leaves for Elgol and at a height of 30m OD is a small random rubble structure which is aligned parallel to the tramway. The building measures 3.7m N-S by 2.1m E-W. A small hole in the

southern wall may be the exit for a winding cable.

Visited by IJ 1 April 1990.

Activities

Field Visit (25 July 2017 - 27 July 2017)

NG 62632 24367 – NG 73300 26148 A desk-based assessment and walkover survey were undertaken, 25–27 July 2017, in advance of the construction of a new overhead powerline between Broadford Substation and Kyleakin Substation. The work identified a series of stone and turf boundary walls, a distinct mound and the remains of a winder house and trackway, relating to the Skye marble railway along the proposed route, as well as various archaeological sites from different periods in the surrounding landscape.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Ellendale Environmental

Nicola Reid – Northlight Heritage

(Source: DES, Volume 18)

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