St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay
Midden (19th Century), Lithic Implement(S) (Stone)(Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay
Classification Midden (19th Century), Lithic Implement(S) (Stone)(Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 75831
Site Number NF19NW 24
NGR NF 10128 99374
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75831
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF19NW 24 10 99.
'Excavation of a viscera/rubbish pit, begun in 1989, was completed in 1990. It had a roughly paved base, which overlay accumulated deposits containing coarse pottery and stone tools.' (No details given regarding the location of this pit; presumably associated with St Kilda Village.) Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland; Durham University.
N Emery 1990b.
