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Wessex Archaeology 
October 2008 
Ref: 65305 
 Allasdale Dunes, BarraWestern Isles, Scotland
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
October 2008 
Ref: 65305 
 Allasdale Dunes, BarraWestern Isles, Scotland
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
 
Allasdale Dunes, Barra, Western Isles, Scotland
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Prepared on behalf of:
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By:
Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum Park SALISBURYWiltshireSP4 6EB
Report reference: 65305.01
October 2008
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2008, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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Allasdale Dunes, Barra, Western Isles, Scotland
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
SummaryAcknowledgements
1BACKGROUND..................................................................................................11.1Introduction................................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology and Ownership......................11.3Archaeological Background......................................................................2
 Neolithic.......................................................................................................2 Bronze Age...................................................................................................2 Iron Age........................................................................................................4
1.4Previous Archaeological Work at Allasdale............................................52AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................63METHODS...........................................................................................................73.1Geophysical Survey....................................................................................73.2Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................74RESULTS.............................................................................................................84.1Introduction................................................................................................84.2Geophysical Survey (Figures 1 and 2)......................................................8
Gradiometer and Magnetic Susceptibility Survey.......................................8 Resistance Survey.........................................................................................8The Viking Burial Mound.............................................................................9
4.3Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................9
 Area 1 ( 
Figure 3 & 4 
 )..................................................................................9 Area 2 ( 
Figure 5
 ).......................................................................................10 Area 3 ( 
Figure 6 
 ).......................................................................................12Trench 4 ( 
Figure 7 
 )...................................................................................12
5FINDS.................................................................................................................135.1Introduction..............................................................................................135.2Pottery.......................................................................................................135.3Stone..........................................................................................................155.4Human Bone.............................................................................................155.5Animal Bone.............................................................................................215.6Marine Shell..............................................................................................225.7Other Finds...............................................................................................226PALAEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT...........................................236.1Introduction..............................................................................................236.2Methods.....................................................................................................236.3Charred Plant Remains...........................................................................236.4Charcoal....................................................................................................246.5Molluscs and Foraminifera.....................................................................246.6Fish and Small Mammal Bones..............................................................256.7Summary...................................................................................................25
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