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Archaeology Milton and its neighbouring villages are home to a fascinating cross-section of archaeological sites that date from as early as c.3000 BC. In recent years, South Uist has become recognised as an exciting hotbed for new research. In the 1990's, archaeologists from Sheffield University uncovered prehistoric wheelhouses in Kilphedar, only about two and a half miles from Milton. A few miles south at Cladh Hallan in Daliburgh, the first mummified bodies ever found in Britain were recently excavated. From these Bronze Age finds, it was discovered that the ancient Celts in Uist were mummifying their dead around the same time as the ancient Egyptians. A short walk from our self-catering and B&B accommodations leads to one of the best preserved Chambered Cairns in the Western Isles. This large prehistoric structure, known as Barp Mhingearaidh, would have once been used by ancient inhabitants to entomb their dead. Even closer is an ancient crannog; a man-made island fort connected by semi and fully submerged stepping-stones. Many of these crannogs can be seen in other nearby lochs and date from around the first millennium when Norsemen began to inhabit the area. Despite these and the many other prehistoric sites that exist near Milton, it is the relatively recent site of Flora MacDonald's birthplace that most visitors will best relate to. |
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