Gordon J Barclay
Biographic Data
| ID | 329638 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon J Barclay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon J |
| FAMILY NAME | Barclay |
| SIGNATURE | BARCLAY G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Historic Environment Scotland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6408-2602 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 39 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 86 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 39 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Bronze Age béton brut: The display and interpretation of Cairnpapple Hill, West Lothian, Scotland
This article reviews the history of the display and interpretation of the monument at Cairnpapple Hill, West Lothian during the second half of the 20th century, and places it in the context of the over-reliance on and unrealistic expectations of concrete in the consolidation of historic sites in that period. It also reviews the development of the on-site interpretation and describes the ‘exploded diagram’ approach taken on the site in the late 19…
Churchill abandoned the fighting Scots’: The Mythology and Reality of the Surrender of the 51st Highland Division at St Valery-en-Caux, 12 June 1940
The 51st (Highland) Division surrendered to the Germans on 12 June 1940. The force lost at St Valery was made up not only of Scots, but also English, Welsh, French and French Colonial troops. But in recent decades the division’s loss has been recast as a story of solely Scottish loss, deployed in narratives of grievance and victimhood. We contrast the mythology with the historical reality, in the context of the distribution of ‘fake history’ in t…
The military uses of Holyrood Park, Edinburgh in the First World War
This paper tells the story of the ephemeral and relatively fleeting use of Holyrood Park, Edinburgh between 1914 and 1919. The domestic life and training regime of the units who camped in the Park, in particular the 10th (Liverpool Scottish) King’s Regiment (Liverpool), is described using contemporary documents and photographs. The practice trenches and anti-invasion defences in the south-east corner of the Park are described, along with the larg…
A veritable chauvinism of prehistory’: Nationalist prehistories and the ‘British’ late Neolithic mythos
This article examines the interpretation and public presentation of a particular view of the supposedly ‘national’ role of monuments in a geographically restricted part of southern England – what we have termed the British late Neolithic mythos: that monuments in the Stonehenge area had a ‘national’, ‘unifying’ role for ‘Britain’ at a time when ‘Britain’ had a ‘unified culture’ and was isolated from continental Europe, and that as part of that pr…
Churchill rolled the tanks into the crowd’: Mythology and reality in the military deployment to Glasgow in 1919
The ‘Battle of George Square’, 31 January 1919, is perhaps the most mythologised event in 20th-century Scottish history. A demonstration in support of the 40-hours strike descended into a violent riot and the Sheriff of Lanarkshire read the Riot Act and called in military aid, which he had already made sure would be available. Ten thousand, mainly Scottish, troops arrived that night in a city that was already returning to peace, followed three da…
The anti-invasion defences of the Forth and Tay estuaries, eastern Scotland: 1900 To 1919
The anti-invasion defences of the Second World War are still a prominent part of the modern landscape (Barclay 2013). The defences built during the First World War are, however, less well known. Some of these, indeed, have been misidentified as having been built in the later war, and many places were defended in both conflicts. Even less well known are the defences planned, and in some cases built, between 1900 and 1914, as set out in the Army’s …
Duties In Aid of the Civil Power’: The Deployment of the Army to Glasgow, 31 January to 17 February 1919
On 31 January 1919 a demonstration in Glasgow in support of an unofficial strike for a 40-hour working week descended into violence, the ‘Battle of George Square’, probably set off by an ill-judged police baton charge. Troops called by the Sheriff of Lanarkshire began to arrive late that evening, and six tanks arrived on the following Monday. The ‘Battle’ and the subsequent military deployment have entered the mythology of Scottish socialism and,…
The Cowie Line: A Second World War 'stop line' west of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
The Cowie stop line, running west from the town of Stonehaven, the county town of the historical county of Kincardineshire, some 19km south of Aberdeen, has been recognized for some time as a well-preserved example of a Second World War anti-tank obstacle, but has not hitherto been described in detail. Its purpose was to stop any German force landing in the north-east penetrating into Angus and further south. To work effectively the line was exte…
Claish, Stirling: An Early Neolithic structure in its context
The excavation of a long timber-built structure of the early Neolithic near Callander (formerly Perthshire, now Stirling Council area) is described. The remains appear to be those of a structure measuring a maximum of c 24m by 8.5m with roughly straight sides and curved terminals, both of which have entrance gaps. About 1m in from both terminals is an arc of five posts; the interior is divided into between five and seven sections by these arcs an…
A possible Neolithic settlement at Kinbeachie, Black Isle, Highland
Account of the discovery and excavation of a site comprising a scatter of pits or post-holes, including a rectangular arrangement of post-holes interpreted as a timber building. Pottery, worked stone and carbonized crop plants were recovered and the site is interpreted as a relatively short-lived agricultural settlement. Radiocarbon dating suggests an occupation date of between 3,500 and 2,920 cal BC. The report discusses the wider issues of the …
Will the data drive the model? A further response to Euan MacKie
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A Neolithic building at Claish Farm, near Callander, Stirling Council, Scotland, UK
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Scotland 2002
Introduction'...it was not thought consistent with political wisdom, to draw the attention of the Scots to the ancient honours of their independent monarchy' (on the proposal in 1780 to found a Society of Antiquaries for Scotland)Archueologia Scoficu 1 (1792): ivFrom the Parliamentary Union with England of 1707 until the establishment of the new devolved parliament (although still within the Union) in Edinburgh in 1999 under the terms of the Scot…
Metropolitan’ and ‘Parochial’/‘Core’ and ‘Periphery’: A Historiography of the Neolithic of Scotland
Error is an occupational hazard of the literary life. As soon as a man sets pen to paper he sets himself open to two sorts of error: one, his own, which is bad enough; and, two, the misunderstanding of those who read him, which is infinite . (Allan 1952, ix) This paper explores some of the ways in which the cultural and political history of the United Kingdom has affected writing about the Neolithic in what is now Scotland. It uses the terms ‘cor…
Cosmology, calendars and society in Neolithic Orkney: A rejoinder to Euan MacKie
The authors examine critically MacKie's long-standing contentions concerning Neolithic Britain - theocratic control of society, the relationships between monuments and sunrise or sunset on significant days of the year, the use of an 'elaborate and accurate' solar calendar and its survival into the Iron Age and into modern times
Cairnpapple Revisited: 1948–1998
It is 50 years since Stuart Piggott excavated the prehistoric complex at Cairnpapple. At that time there were few excavated parallels in Scotland, and interpretation inevitably relied heavily on sites excavated in southern Britain. Much more locally relevant data are now available and the sequence at Cairnpapple can now be reassessed its regional context. Piggott identified five Periods, commencing with a stone setting, ‘cove’ and cremation cemet…
Archaeological Sites: Assessment of Erosion Risk
Excavation of a promontory fort and a palisaded homestead at Lower Greenyards, Bannockburn, Stirling, 1982–5
Excavations undertaken in 1982,1984 and 1985 on cropmark sites of a promontory fort and nearby palisaded homestead revealed structural remains mainly of the Iron Age and evidence of occupation or other activity from the Mesolithic to the present day. The palisaded homestead was paralleled by a similar homestead phase of the occupation of the promontory, later replaced by a fort with three periods of defence construction. The project was organized…
Historic Scotland's Backlog Project and the Projects Database
The removal of the backlog of unpublished excavations funded or encouraged by Historic Scotland over the last two decades has been managed within the normal rescue archaeology programme. Sympathetic help has been offered to the directors of these excavations, and the potential problem of a ‘logjam’ in publication will be overcome
Excavation of a Neolithic enclosure and an Iron Age settlement at Douglasmuir, Angus
The complete excavation of a post-defined Neolithic enclosure took place in 1979 and 1980 in advance of the construction of a gas compressor station for the British Gas Corporation. The enclosure appeared to have been constructed in two parts. There was little evidence for any associated activity except for a pit in the north half. Three charcoal samples from the post-holes produced radiocarbon dates in the range 3930-3390 cal BC. A small sample …
The Cleaven Dyke: A Neolithic cursus monument/bank barrow in Tayside Region, Scotland
A linear earthwork in lowland Scotland, known a couple of centuries and often thought to be connected to Roman military operations on this far north frontier, is shown to be a Neolithic feature of a kind more often seen further south in Britain
South-East Perth: An Archaeological Landscape. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Excavations in the ceremonial complex of the fourth to 2nd millennium BC at Balfarg/Balbirnie, Glenrothes, Fife
The portions of the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex excavated between 1983 and 1985 are described and related to the portions dug previously: Balbirnie stone circle (76/3594) and Balfarg henge (83/10516).The prehistoric ceremonial use of the area seems to have lasted from early in the third millennium until late in the second millennium BC (in terms of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates). The sequence began with pit-digging and pottery depositio…
The excavation of pit circles at Romancamp Gate, Fochabers, Moray, 1990
The excavation was undertaken with the funding and support of Grampian Regional Council to test hypotheses relating to the interpretation of cropmark pit circles: were they Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary structures, or were they Iron Age houses, and to what extent could the two classifications be differentiated on aerial photographs? The excavation revealed the remains of four circles (between 8.5 m and 11.5 m in diameter) of larg…
Excavation of a Neolithic long mortuary enclosure within the Roman legionary fortress at Inchtuthil, Perthshire
The eastern half of a rectilinear ditched enclosure was excavated to provide information on its date, structure and function. Two fence-like structures had been erected consecutively along the line of the enclosing ditch; the second fence had been burned in situ. Elements of this fence were dated to the late fourth/early third millennium bc. The eastern end of the enclosure may have been elaborated. No associated artefacts were found. Portions of…
Sites of the third millennium BC to the first millennium AD at North Mains, Strathallan, Perthshire
Three sites were excavated: a class II henge, a massive round barrow and a pair of ring-ditches. Five periods of activity were noted on the henge site: I - pre henge-bank activity, including one burial; II - the class II henge, a ditch with an external bank enclosing a timber ring (late third millennium BC); III - burial and ritual/domestic activity, the former associated with food vessels, cinerary urns and a beaker, the latter with beaker mater…
Excavations in the ceremonial complex of the fourth to 2nd millennium BC at Balfarg/Balbirnie, Glenrothes, Fife
The portions of the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex excavated between 1983 and 1985 are described and related to the portions dug previously: Balbirnie stone circle (76/3594) and Balfarg henge (83/10516).The prehistoric ceremonial use of the area seems to have lasted from early in the third millennium until late in the second millennium BC (in terms of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates). The sequence began with pit-digging and pottery depositio…
A veritable chauvinism of prehistory’: Nationalist prehistories and the ‘British’ late Neolithic mythos
This article examines the interpretation and public presentation of a particular view of the supposedly ‘national’ role of monuments in a geographically restricted part of southern England – what we have termed the British late Neolithic mythos: that monuments in the Stonehenge area had a ‘national’, ‘unifying’ role for ‘Britain’ at a time when ‘Britain’ had a ‘unified culture’ and was isolated from continental Europe, and that as part of that pr…
Excavation of a Neolithic long mortuary enclosure within the Roman legionary fortress at Inchtuthil, Perthshire
The eastern half of a rectilinear ditched enclosure was excavated to provide information on its date, structure and function. Two fence-like structures had been erected consecutively along the line of the enclosing ditch; the second fence had been burned in situ. Elements of this fence were dated to the late fourth/early third millennium bc. The eastern end of the enclosure may have been elaborated. No associated artefacts were found. Portions of…
Metropolitan’ and ‘Parochial’/‘Core’ and ‘Periphery’: A Historiography of the Neolithic of Scotland
Error is an occupational hazard of the literary life. As soon as a man sets pen to paper he sets himself open to two sorts of error: one, his own, which is bad enough; and, two, the misunderstanding of those who read him, which is infinite . (Allan 1952, ix) This paper explores some of the ways in which the cultural and political history of the United Kingdom has affected writing about the Neolithic in what is now Scotland. It uses the terms ‘cor…
Excavation of a Neolithic enclosure and an Iron Age settlement at Douglasmuir, Angus
The complete excavation of a post-defined Neolithic enclosure took place in 1979 and 1980 in advance of the construction of a gas compressor station for the British Gas Corporation. The enclosure appeared to have been constructed in two parts. There was little evidence for any associated activity except for a pit in the north half. Three charcoal samples from the post-holes produced radiocarbon dates in the range 3930-3390 cal BC. A small sample …
Cairnpapple Revisited: 1948–1998
It is 50 years since Stuart Piggott excavated the prehistoric complex at Cairnpapple. At that time there were few excavated parallels in Scotland, and interpretation inevitably relied heavily on sites excavated in southern Britain. Much more locally relevant data are now available and the sequence at Cairnpapple can now be reassessed its regional context. Piggott identified five Periods, commencing with a stone setting, ‘cove’ and cremation cemet…
Henge Monuments: Reappraisal or Reductionism
Classification has been a fundamental tool in archaeology since the birth of the discipline, particularly in artefactual analysis. All artefacts, including field monuments, have a limitless variety of characteristics and their reduction into a system of classification necessitates the selection, summarization and simplification of those characteristics regarded as diagnostic in order to clarify groupings of related monuments which might otherwise…
Excavation of a settlement and souterrain at Newmill, near Bankfoot, Perthshire
The accidental discovery of a souterrain beside the A9 road 14 km (8–7 miles) N of Perth led to its complete excavation and the investigation of several hundred square metres of the settlement with which it was associated. A single grave of the Beaker period was also discovered during excavation and is reported elsewhere in this volume. The souterrain was a massive example of the ‘southern Pictland’ group, and the settlement consisted of timber-f…
Claish, Stirling: An Early Neolithic structure in its context
The excavation of a long timber-built structure of the early Neolithic near Callander (formerly Perthshire, now Stirling Council area) is described. The remains appear to be those of a structure measuring a maximum of c 24m by 8.5m with roughly straight sides and curved terminals, both of which have entrance gaps. About 1m in from both terminals is an arc of five posts; the interior is divided into between five and seven sections by these arcs an…
Cosmology, calendars and society in Neolithic Orkney: A rejoinder to Euan MacKie
The authors examine critically MacKie's long-standing contentions concerning Neolithic Britain - theocratic control of society, the relationships between monuments and sunrise or sunset on significant days of the year, the use of an 'elaborate and accurate' solar calendar and its survival into the Iron Age and into modern times
Archaeological Sites: Assessment of Erosion Risk
Historic Scotland's Backlog Project and the Projects Database
The removal of the backlog of unpublished excavations funded or encouraged by Historic Scotland over the last two decades has been managed within the normal rescue archaeology programme. Sympathetic help has been offered to the directors of these excavations, and the potential problem of a ‘logjam’ in publication will be overcome
Will the data drive the model? A further response to Euan MacKie
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A Neolithic building at Claish Farm, near Callander, Stirling Council, Scotland, UK
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Neolithic henge-type enclosure at Balfarg: A Re-Assessment of the Evidence for an Incomplete Ditch Circuit
Further excavation and pedological analysis of the gully forming the southern perimeter of the henge suggest that the channel previously interpreted as a natural stream (see 83/10516) is in fact the 'missing' southern segment of henge ditch
Excavations at Upper Suisgill, Sutherland
A narrow section across an area between two souterrains was excavated in advance of road realignment; part of one of the souterrains was also exposed. The excavation revealed deposits up to c 1.8 m deep in places, largely made up of material washed downhill on to the site. Early-mid first millennium BC: Period I – ard tillage; II – construction and reconstruction of a round timber house, and the erection of a stone-faced earth bank; III – tillage…
Excavation of a cairn at Pitcairn, Glenrothes, Fife
A boulder strewn, overgrown enclosure, marked on early editions of the OS 1 : 10,560 map as a plantation, and situated on high ground to the E of Pitcairn House near Glenrothes in Fife (NGR NO 2732 0266) was tentatively identified as the site of a cairn reported to have been opened about 1770 (Statistical Account vi, 1793, 52; New Statistical Account ix, 1845, 116). The site was to be destroyed by the Glenrothes Development Corporation in the cou…
Excavation of a settlement and souterrain at Newmill, near Bankfoot, Perthshire
The accidental discovery of a souterrain beside the A9 road 14 km (8–7 miles) N of Perth led to its complete excavation and the investigation of several hundred square metres of the settlement with which it was associated. A single grave of the Beaker period was also discovered during excavation and is reported elsewhere in this volume. The souterrain was a massive example of the ‘southern Pictland’ group, and the settlement consisted of timber-f…
The Excavation of a Settlement of the Later Bronze Age and Iron Age at Myrehead, Falkirk District
Myrehead has revealed the eroded remnants of activity from the Beaker period (Period A) onwards, with actual settlement evinced only from about the early first millennium be. The three houses and the cooking pits of Period B may have been constructed and used sequentially. This open settlement was probably replaced during the mid first millennium bc, possibly without a break, by a palisaded enclosure (Period C), which may have contained a ring-gr…
Excavation of two crop-marks at Huntingtower, Perthshire
In the 1940s and 50s Mr Eric Bradley, a flying instructor at Scone, noticed and described a series of crop-marks to the W of Perth during attempts to trace the Roman road, from the Gask Ridge, at its last known point near Dupplin Lake some 8-5 km to the SW of the fort at Bertha. In 1969 Dr J X W P Corcoran admirably summarized the evidence available from Mr Bradley's notes and maps, Cambridge University Committee for Aerial Photography (CUCAP) ph…
A corn-drying kiln at Barbush Quarry, Dunblane, Perthshire
In November 1981 the discovery of an underground structure during the removal of sand at Barbush Quarry near the N edge of Dunblane (NGR NN 78355 02305) was reported to the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments. After a preliminary visit it was decided that the site, which appeared to be either a souterrain or a kiln, should be excavated
A rock-carving from Westerton, Angus district
In March 1978, as part of a survey of the Lunan Valley, Angus district, carried out by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's fieldworkers (RCAMS 1978) in conjunction with the Central Excavation Unit of the Scottish Development Department, a previously unrecorded carving was discovered on a standing stone at Westerton (NGR no 5364 5210), a cottage about 8 km E of Forfar
The cup and ring marked stone at Newbigging Farm, Perth & Kinross District, Tayside Region
In 1981 it was noticed that the Newbigging (or Gladsfield) stone, a scheduled ancient monument, had slipped from its erect position to an angle of about 45 degrees from vertical. A small excavation was carried out by the Central Excavation Unit of SDD (Ancient Monuments) to establish whether the stone should be re-erected or moved to the side of the field in which it stood, this being the wish of the farmer
Sites of the third millennium BC to the first millennium AD at North Mains, Strathallan, Perthshire
Three sites were excavated: a class II henge, a massive round barrow and a pair of ring-ditches. Five periods of activity were noted on the henge site: I - pre henge-bank activity, including one burial; II - the class II henge, a ditch with an external bank enclosing a timber ring (late third millennium BC); III - burial and ritual/domestic activity, the former associated with food vessels, cinerary urns and a beaker, the latter with beaker mater…
Excavations at Upper Suisgill, Sutherland
A narrow section across an area between two souterrains was excavated in advance of road realignment; part of one of the souterrains was also exposed. The excavation revealed deposits up to c 1.8 m deep in places, largely made up of material washed downhill on to the site. Early-mid first millennium BC: Period I – ard tillage; II – construction and reconstruction of a round timber house, and the erection of a stone-faced earth bank; III – tillage…
Neolithic henge-type enclosure at Balfarg: A Re-Assessment of the Evidence for an Incomplete Ditch Circuit
Further excavation and pedological analysis of the gully forming the southern perimeter of the henge suggest that the channel previously interpreted as a natural stream (see 83/10516) is in fact the 'missing' southern segment of henge ditch
Henge Monuments: Reappraisal or Reductionism
Classification has been a fundamental tool in archaeology since the birth of the discipline, particularly in artefactual analysis. All artefacts, including field monuments, have a limitless variety of characteristics and their reduction into a system of classification necessitates the selection, summarization and simplification of those characteristics regarded as diagnostic in order to clarify groupings of related monuments which might otherwise…
The cultivation remains beneath the North Mains, Strathallan barrow
Cultivation ridges found beneath a barrow of the early second millennium BC are described
North-East Perth: An Archaeological Landscape, royal commission on the ancient and historical monuments of scotland
Trial excavation of a terrace-edge enclosure at North Mains, Strathallan, Perthshire
A small part of the terrace edge enclosure at North Mains was excavated to test the hypothesis that it was contemporary with one or other of the Neolithic/Early Bronze Age ceremonial monuments immediately to the north. Two cropmark ditches and an entrance through them were confirmed by excavation. The inner ditch was very steep sided; postholes were found on the inner edge of both ditches. Possible postholes were also noted on the outer edge of t…
Excavation of a Neolithic long mortuary enclosure within the Roman legionary fortress at Inchtuthil, Perthshire
The eastern half of a rectilinear ditched enclosure was excavated to provide information on its date, structure and function. Two fence-like structures had been erected consecutively along the line of the enclosing ditch; the second fence had been burned in situ. Elements of this fence were dated to the late fourth/early third millennium bc. The eastern end of the enclosure may have been elaborated. No associated artefacts were found. Portions of…
South-East Perth: An Archaeological Landscape. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Excavations in the ceremonial complex of the fourth to 2nd millennium BC at Balfarg/Balbirnie, Glenrothes, Fife
The portions of the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex excavated between 1983 and 1985 are described and related to the portions dug previously: Balbirnie stone circle (76/3594) and Balfarg henge (83/10516).The prehistoric ceremonial use of the area seems to have lasted from early in the third millennium until late in the second millennium BC (in terms of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates). The sequence began with pit-digging and pottery depositio…
The excavation of pit circles at Romancamp Gate, Fochabers, Moray, 1990
The excavation was undertaken with the funding and support of Grampian Regional Council to test hypotheses relating to the interpretation of cropmark pit circles: were they Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial or funerary structures, or were they Iron Age houses, and to what extent could the two classifications be differentiated on aerial photographs? The excavation revealed the remains of four circles (between 8.5 m and 11.5 m in diameter) of larg…
The Cleaven Dyke: A Neolithic cursus monument/bank barrow in Tayside Region, Scotland
A linear earthwork in lowland Scotland, known a couple of centuries and often thought to be connected to Roman military operations on this far north frontier, is shown to be a Neolithic feature of a kind more often seen further south in Britain
Historic Scotland's Backlog Project and the Projects Database
The removal of the backlog of unpublished excavations funded or encouraged by Historic Scotland over the last two decades has been managed within the normal rescue archaeology programme. Sympathetic help has been offered to the directors of these excavations, and the potential problem of a ‘logjam’ in publication will be overcome
Excavation of a Neolithic enclosure and an Iron Age settlement at Douglasmuir, Angus
The complete excavation of a post-defined Neolithic enclosure took place in 1979 and 1980 in advance of the construction of a gas compressor station for the British Gas Corporation. The enclosure appeared to have been constructed in two parts. There was little evidence for any associated activity except for a pit in the north half. Three charcoal samples from the post-holes produced radiocarbon dates in the range 3930-3390 cal BC. A small sample …
Excavation of a promontory fort and a palisaded homestead at Lower Greenyards, Bannockburn, Stirling, 1982–5
Excavations undertaken in 1982,1984 and 1985 on cropmark sites of a promontory fort and nearby palisaded homestead revealed structural remains mainly of the Iron Age and evidence of occupation or other activity from the Mesolithic to the present day. The palisaded homestead was paralleled by a similar homestead phase of the occupation of the promontory, later replaced by a fort with three periods of defence construction. The project was organized…
Archaeological Sites: Assessment of Erosion Risk
Cairnpapple Revisited: 1948–1998
It is 50 years since Stuart Piggott excavated the prehistoric complex at Cairnpapple. At that time there were few excavated parallels in Scotland, and interpretation inevitably relied heavily on sites excavated in southern Britain. Much more locally relevant data are now available and the sequence at Cairnpapple can now be reassessed its regional context. Piggott identified five Periods, commencing with a stone setting, ‘cove’ and cremation cemet…
Cosmology, calendars and society in Neolithic Orkney: A rejoinder to Euan MacKie
The authors examine critically MacKie's long-standing contentions concerning Neolithic Britain - theocratic control of society, the relationships between monuments and sunrise or sunset on significant days of the year, the use of an 'elaborate and accurate' solar calendar and its survival into the Iron Age and into modern times
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