Skitten Broch
Skitten Broch was an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Killimster and North Killimster in Caithness, Scotland (grid reference ND32345655).[1]
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| Alternative name | Kilmster broch |
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| Location | Scottish Highlands |
| Coordinates | 58.491873°N 3.162328°W |
| Type | Broch |
| History | |
| Periods | Iron Age |
Location
The RAF Skitten base was built on the remains of Skitten Broch.
Description
Skitten broch was destroyed in the 1940s[2] during the building of the nearby Killimster aerodrome, from which Operation Freshman departed.
History
Sir Francis Tress Barry partially excavated Skitten broch in 1904. Ahead of its destruction in 1940, a second excavation was carried out by Charles S. T. Calder in 1940.[3]
References
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Skitten (9129)". Canmore. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Skitten Broch". Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- Calder, Charles S T (1950). "Report on the excavation of a broch at Skitten, in the Kilmster district of Caithness". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 82. External link in
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