Shane Mcleod
Biographic Data
| ID | 3832855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shane Mcleod |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shane |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcleod |
| SIGNATURE | MCLEOD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4747-6351 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Norse Seafaring in Western Scotland
This article explores the navigation and seafaring strategies used by Norse mariners in and around the islands off the west coast of Scotland. To do so we draw upon a diverse range of sources including saga accounts, placenames, archaeological remains, early historical maps as well as logistical considerations. This diachronic perspective is inspired by Christer Westerdahl's “maritime cultural landscapes” methodology as well as recent studies of …
Carried through the rushes
New Viking-age/Norse settlement and landing site hypothesis, Peat bog is a locational factor, Combining EMI and test trenching for challenging coastal island environment
Watching the waters
The Inner Hebrides and western seaboard of Scotland has several place-names along its coasts that are suggestive of a network of observation points guarding maritime routes. The places are almost all elevated sites, primarily with Gaelic place-names containing the words teine (fire) and faire (watch/sentinel). These sites have hitherto elicited little comment in the scholarly literature and this paper rectifies that gap by mapping the sites and e…
Norse Navigation in the Northern Isles
This article explores the navigation and seafaring strategies used by Norse mariners in and around the Northern Isles of Scotland. To do so we draw upon a diverse range of sources including saga accounts, placenames, archaeological remains, early historic maps as well as logistical considerations. This diachronic perspective is inspired by Christer Westerdahl's “maritime cultural landscapes” methodology as well as recent studies of prehistoric se…
Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea Region
Sound, Movement, and Emotion
Launched in 2014, the aim of the Funeralscapes project is to explore the interplay between landscape, music and emotion by conducting re-enactment fieldwork at pre-modern burial sites in Scotland. In 2014 re-creations of aspects of a Viking funeral at an archaeologically attested Viking burial site was conducted with adult and primary school aged community volunteers on the Isle of Eigg. The aim was to investigate how Viking Age funeral music and…
Ardvonrig', Isle of Barra
This note assesses the likely location of the ‘Ardvonrig’ accompanied Viking Age burial found in 1862 on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, and considers whether the exact location of the burial can be determined following a visit to the site in 2014. The possible reasons for the choice of burial location are then assessed
Legitimation Through Association? Scandinavian Accompanied Burials and Pre-Historic Monuments in Orkney
In Orkney, most Scandinavian accompanied burials are close to the sea, settlements, and, to a lesser extent, pre-Viking Age monuments. The first two were largely prosaic choices, but the latter may indicate an aspect of the mindset of the incoming elite. Based on studies of the re-use of pre-Viking Age monuments in Viking Age Scandinavia, I propose that this association was deliberate and related to a desire to legitimize the occupation of the la…
The Beginning of Scandinavian Settlement in England
The Rediscovery of U 170
This note reports on the recent rediscovery of runestone U 170 near Bogesund in Sweden. In particular, the position of the monument within the 11th-century landscape is examined in light of the informative text that provides important information on early churchyard burial in central Sweden. The likely reason for placing a Christian monument at the edge of a pre-Christian burial ground is commented upon, including the likelihood of continued ance…
Warriors and women
Various types of evidence have been used in the search for Norse migrants to eastern England in the latter ninth century. Most of the data gives the impression that Norse females were far outnumbered by males. But using burials that are most certainly Norse and that have also been sexed osteologically provides very different results for the ratio of male to female Norse migrants. Indeed, it suggests that female migration may have been as signific…
Warriors and women
Various types of evidence have been used in the search for Norse migrants to eastern England in the latter ninth century. Most of the data gives the impression that Norse females were far outnumbered by males. But using burials that are most certainly Norse and that have also been sexed osteologically provides very different results for the ratio of male to female Norse migrants. Indeed, it suggests that female migration may have been as signific…
Legitimation Through Association? Scandinavian Accompanied Burials and Pre-Historic Monuments in Orkney
In Orkney, most Scandinavian accompanied burials are close to the sea, settlements, and, to a lesser extent, pre-Viking Age monuments. The first two were largely prosaic choices, but the latter may indicate an aspect of the mindset of the incoming elite. Based on studies of the re-use of pre-Viking Age monuments in Viking Age Scandinavia, I propose that this association was deliberate and related to a desire to legitimize the occupation of the la…
Warriors and women
Various types of evidence have been used in the search for Norse migrants to eastern England in the latter ninth century. Most of the data gives the impression that Norse females were far outnumbered by males. But using burials that are most certainly Norse and that have also been sexed osteologically provides very different results for the ratio of male to female Norse migrants. Indeed, it suggests that female migration may have been as signific…
The Beginning of Scandinavian Settlement in England
The Rediscovery of U 170
This note reports on the recent rediscovery of runestone U 170 near Bogesund in Sweden. In particular, the position of the monument within the 11th-century landscape is examined in light of the informative text that provides important information on early churchyard burial in central Sweden. The likely reason for placing a Christian monument at the edge of a pre-Christian burial ground is commented upon, including the likelihood of continued ance…
Legitimation Through Association? Scandinavian Accompanied Burials and Pre-Historic Monuments in Orkney
In Orkney, most Scandinavian accompanied burials are close to the sea, settlements, and, to a lesser extent, pre-Viking Age monuments. The first two were largely prosaic choices, but the latter may indicate an aspect of the mindset of the incoming elite. Based on studies of the re-use of pre-Viking Age monuments in Viking Age Scandinavia, I propose that this association was deliberate and related to a desire to legitimize the occupation of the la…
Ardvonrig', Isle of Barra
This note assesses the likely location of the ‘Ardvonrig’ accompanied Viking Age burial found in 1862 on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, and considers whether the exact location of the burial can be determined following a visit to the site in 2014. The possible reasons for the choice of burial location are then assessed
Sound, Movement, and Emotion
Launched in 2014, the aim of the Funeralscapes project is to explore the interplay between landscape, music and emotion by conducting re-enactment fieldwork at pre-modern burial sites in Scotland. In 2014 re-creations of aspects of a Viking funeral at an archaeologically attested Viking burial site was conducted with adult and primary school aged community volunteers on the Isle of Eigg. The aim was to investigate how Viking Age funeral music and…
Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea Region
Norse Navigation in the Northern Isles
This article explores the navigation and seafaring strategies used by Norse mariners in and around the Northern Isles of Scotland. To do so we draw upon a diverse range of sources including saga accounts, placenames, archaeological remains, early historic maps as well as logistical considerations. This diachronic perspective is inspired by Christer Westerdahl's “maritime cultural landscapes” methodology as well as recent studies of prehistoric se…
Carried through the rushes
New Viking-age/Norse settlement and landing site hypothesis, Peat bog is a locational factor, Combining EMI and test trenching for challenging coastal island environment
Watching the waters
The Inner Hebrides and western seaboard of Scotland has several place-names along its coasts that are suggestive of a network of observation points guarding maritime routes. The places are almost all elevated sites, primarily with Gaelic place-names containing the words teine (fire) and faire (watch/sentinel). These sites have hitherto elicited little comment in the scholarly literature and this paper rectifies that gap by mapping the sites and e…
Norse Seafaring in Western Scotland
This article explores the navigation and seafaring strategies used by Norse mariners in and around the islands off the west coast of Scotland. To do so we draw upon a diverse range of sources including saga accounts, placenames, archaeological remains, early historical maps as well as logistical considerations. This diachronic perspective is inspired by Christer Westerdahl's “maritime cultural landscapes” methodology as well as recent studies of …
Geography (7 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (4 works) · Geology (3 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 works)