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Wessex Archaeology 
Time Team 2005 Applecross Broch, Wester RossHighlands
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of the Results
March 2006 
Ref: 59464.01
 
Applecross Broch,Applecross, Wester Ross, Highlands
Archaeological evaluation and assessment of the results
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Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum Park SALISBURYSP4 6EBReport reference: 59464.01May 2006
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2006 all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
Applecross Broch,Applecross, Wester Ross, Highlands
Archaeological evaluation and assessment of the results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
1Introduction.........................................................................................................1
1.1 The site.........................................................................................................11.2 Archaeological and historical background...................................................21.3 Background to brochs..................................................................................4
2Methods................................................................................................................4
2.1 Aims and objectives.....................................................................................42.2 Fieldwork methods.......................................................................................5
3Results...................................................................................................................6
3.1 Introduction..................................................................................................63.2 Geophysical survey......................................................................................63.3 Archaeological evaluation............................................................................7
4Finds....................................................................................................................15
4.2 Pottery........................................................................................................154.3 Ceramic building material and fired clay...................................................154.4 Stone...........................................................................................................154.5 Glass...........................................................................................................164.6 Metalwork..................................................................................................164.7 Slag.............................................................................................................164.8 Worked Bone.............................................................................................164.9 Animal Bone..............................................................................................164.10 Marine Shell...............................................................................................17
5Palaeoenvironmental evidence.........................................................................18
5.1 Charred Plant Remains...............................................................................185.2 Charcoal.....................................................................................................185.3 Mollusca.....................................................................................................195.4 Conclusions and Potential..........................................................................19
6Conclusions........................................................................................................19
6.1 Introduction................................................................................................196.2 Typology....................................................................................................206.3 Chronology.................................................................................................206.4 Function of brochs.....................................................................................216.5 History of Inhabitation...............................................................................226.6 Conclusions................................................................................................22
7Recommendations..............................................................................................23
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