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Multi-periodSite Name: An Corran
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Skye Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry

Map Ref: NG49106860
Latitude: 57.637255N  Longitude: 6.205424W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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 2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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Shell Midden and lithics quarry in Isle of Skye. An Corran (at the southern end of Staffin Bay) is perhaps the oldest human site on Skye, being Mesolithic, before the development of agriculture or long term settlement. It has an apparent link to other early sites around the Inner Sound.

It is at the site of a former rock overhang above the Staffin beach, the overhang was destroyed by the roads department, without adequate field investigation or dating. Research by indicated hearths, flints, animal and human bone, arrowheads, a midden (ancient rubbish heap).

Source: Amanda Detweiler's Research Project (archive link) on Megalithic and Mesolithic Sites, Oxford College of Emory University

See also: History Scotland Magazine: Scotlands First Settlers (archive link).
A project to investigate the earliest settlement of west-coast Scotland, K Hardy & Caroline Wickham-Jones
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NG4968 : High Tide at An Corran by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
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NG4968 : Beach, An Corran by N Chadwick
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NG4968 : An Corran beach and Staffin Island by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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NG4968 : An Corran, Staffin by John Allan
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The marine molluscs [from An Corran Rockshelter, Western Scotland [2012] by Andy B on Friday, 13 February 2015
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The marine molluscs [from An Corran Rockshelter, Western Scotland [2012]

https://www.academia.edu/1971162/The_marine_molluscs_from_An_Corran_Rockshelter_Western_Scotland_2012_
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Mesolithic and Neolithic shell middens in western Scotland: a comparative analysis by Andy B on Friday, 13 February 2015
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Mesolithic and Neolithic shell middens in western Scotland: a comparative analysis of shellfish exploitation patterns, by Clive Bonsall and Catriona Pickard

Shell midden sites are a common feature of the West Scottish Mesolithic and are distributed along mainland coasts and several of the Inner Hebridean Islands. This paper provides an overview of the shell-fishing practices of coastal foragers in the region. A comparative analysis of the shellfish exploitation practices at four midden sites, An Corran, Carding Mill Bay, Rascoille Cave and Ulva Cave, is presented.

Over 30 species of shellfish were represented in the middens. However, only two genera are common, limpet (Patella spp.) and periwinkle (Littorina spp.). Both species have been widely used as food or as fish bait. Variation in species representation between the middens is observed. This can be attributed in part to distinct sampling and/or recovery strategies, but also to local differences in shore substrate, topography and exposure. Changing patterns of shellfish exploitation within the middens attests to intensification and/or increased environmental pressure over time.

Certain species (e.g. European cowrie [Trivia monacha], edible oyster [Ostrea edulis] and scallop [Pecten maximus]) were specifically collected for use as raw material in the manufacture of utensils and adornments. The consistent occurrence of incidental species provides insight into a diverse range of economic activities conducted at the sites. The presence or absence of certain species (e.g. thick top shell [Monodonta lineata] and the European abalone [Haliotis tuberculata]) attests to changing sea temperatures in the mid-Holocene.

https://www.academia.edu/9745960/Mesolithic_and_Neolithic_shell_middens_in_western_Scotland_a_comparative_analysis_of_shellfish_exploitation_patterns
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Re: An Corran by h_fenton on Saturday, 19 March 2011
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An Corran rockshelter: There was a rescue excavation in 1993 by R. Miket, which found very disturbed stratigraphy, with activity in Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age periods.

Grid Reference: NG 4915 6848
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