| 词条 | Skitten Broch |
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|name = Skitten Broch |native_name = |alternate_name = Kilmster broch |image = |alt = |caption = |map_type = Scotland Highland |location = Scottish Highlands |coordinates = {{coord|58.491873|-3.162328|display=inline}} |type = Broch |epochs = Iron Age }}Skitten Broch was an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Killimster and North Killimster in Caithness, Scotland ({{gbmapping|ND32345655}}).[1] LocationThe RAF Skitten base was built on the remains of Skitten Broch. DescriptionSkitten broch was destroyed in the 1940s[2] during the building of the nearby Killimster aerodrome, from which Operation Freshman departed. HistorySir Francis Tress Barry partially excavated Skitten broch in 1904. Ahead of its destruction in 1940, a second excavation was carried out by Calder in 1940.[3]References1. ^{{Canmore |num=9129 |desc=Skitten |access-date=26 February 2015}} {{Broch}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Skitten Broch|url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=29086|website=Megalithic Portal|accessdate=26 February 2015}} 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Calder|first1=Charles S T|title=Report on the excavation of a broch at Skitten, in the Kilmster district of Caithness|journal=Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland|date=1950|volume=82}} 3 : Brochs|Scheduled monuments in Scotland|Archaeological sites in Caithness |
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