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

Skitten Broch
Skitten Broch is located in Highland
Skitten Broch
Shown within Highland
Alternative nameKilmster broch
LocationScottish Highlands
Coordinates58°29′31″N 3°09′44″W / 58.491873°N 3.162328°W / 58.491873; -3.162328
TypeBroch
History
PeriodsIron Age

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

  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" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 82.
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