Skitten Broch

Skitten Broch
	Shown within Highland
Alternative name	Kilmster broch
Location	Scottish Highlands
Coordinates	58°29′31″N 3°09′44″W / 58.491873°N 3.162328°W
Type	Broch
History
Periods	Iron Age

Coordinates: 58°29′31″N 3°09′44″W / 58.491873°N 3.162328°W / 58.491873; -3.162328

Skitten Broch was an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Killimster and North Killimster in Caithness, Scotland (grid reference

ND32345655).^[1]

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. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)

[1] Historic Environment Scotland. "Skitten (9129)". Canmore. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

[2] "Skitten Broch". Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

[3] 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. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)

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