Hilary Murray
Biographic Data
| ID | 6049156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hilary Murray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hilary |
| FAMILY NAME | Murray |
| SIGNATURE | MURRAY H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tullich, Aberdeenshire
Long known as an early church site, the importance of Tullich in Aberdeenshire may often have been underestimated. An evaluation and excavation were undertaken prior to the extension of the modern graveyard and have produced evidence of both inner and outer enclosures around the church that yielded good radiocarbon dates for development of the site in the 7th to 9th centuries and for continued activity in the medieval period. Two early grave mark…
Mesolithic and Early Neolithic activity along the Dee
Excavation on a gravel ridge beside the River Dee in Aberdeen revealed a small ovoid building of early Neolithic date. Not only does this add to the very small corpus of early Neolithic buildings yet excavated in Scotland, but the survival of floors and hearths also allows some analysis of functions within the building. The structural, artefactual and radiocarbon evidence suggest that this was a permanent building in use over at least a generatio…
Time and a Place
The capacity to conceptualise and measure time is amongst the most important achievements of human societies, and the issue of when time was “created” by humankind is critical in understanding how society has developed. A pit structure, discovered in Aberdeenshire (Scotland), and dated to the 8th millennium BC, has been re-analysed and appears to demonstrate a basic calendrical function and provides an intriguing contribution to this debate. The …
Late prehistoric settlement, Berryhill, Aberdeenshire
Excavation in 1999 and 2000 revealed occupation evidence dating from the Neolithic to the twentieth century. A hilltop stone walled enclosure possibly from the first century AD and a contemporaneous stone hut circle, taken along with the later rectangular structures, together urge caution in interpretation of apparently simple hilltop sites
Excavations at Rattray, Aberdeenshire. A Scottish Deserted Burgh
DOCUMENTARY sources identify the deserted settlement of Rattray, Aberdeenshire, as a royal burgh from the mid 16th century and as a probable burgh of barony from the 13th century. Excavation has revealed a more complex settlement history with a late 12th- or early 13th-century defensive motte having been replaced by a more manorial establishment which encouraged the development of an adjacent settlement between the 13th and 15th centuries. Domest…
Excavation of 45-47 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
Fifteen phases of occupation on the western route to the medieval burgh indicate the changing status from 13th to 19th century. Pottery sequence confirms another from Aberdeen
Lecture summaries
Seven lecture summaries:Excavations at the prehistoric cemetery at Rullion Green, MidlothianExcavations at Howe, Stromness, OrkneyExcavations on the Fairy Knowe, Buchlyvie, StirlingshireCamelon Roman Forts 1899-1981Aspects of Viking and early medieval timber building in Ireland and ScotlandBuildings, paintings and statuary at Glamis Castle under Patrick, 1st earl of Strathmore, c 1670-95John Ewen, of Aberdeen, 1745-1821; merchant, politician, poe…
Excavations at Castlehill of Strachan, 1980-1
A typical northern motte had a timber hall on the summit, two phases of palisade, surrounding ditch and approach causeway. The 13th century landscape was reconstructed using geomorphology and air photography. Coins, pottery of c 1250 to early 14th. Three furnaces/ovens were set on reused millstones. Metalwork, animal bones, pottery, palaeobotany
Two early medieval timber buildings from Castle Hill, Peebles
NT 248803. ?Twelth century ditches and postholes: 1, circular ?tower (12.4m external diameter); 2, squarish structure (5m sides) with corner gap and four internal ?roof-bearing supports. D F R/Ed
Documentary evidence for domestic buildings in Ireland c. 400–1200 in the light of archaeology
Time and a Place
The capacity to conceptualise and measure time is amongst the most important achievements of human societies, and the issue of when time was “created” by humankind is critical in understanding how society has developed. A pit structure, discovered in Aberdeenshire (Scotland), and dated to the 8th millennium BC, has been re-analysed and appears to demonstrate a basic calendrical function and provides an intriguing contribution to this debate. The …
Mesolithic and Early Neolithic activity along the Dee
Excavation on a gravel ridge beside the River Dee in Aberdeen revealed a small ovoid building of early Neolithic date. Not only does this add to the very small corpus of early Neolithic buildings yet excavated in Scotland, but the survival of floors and hearths also allows some analysis of functions within the building. The structural, artefactual and radiocarbon evidence suggest that this was a permanent building in use over at least a generatio…
Tullich, Aberdeenshire
Long known as an early church site, the importance of Tullich in Aberdeenshire may often have been underestimated. An evaluation and excavation were undertaken prior to the extension of the modern graveyard and have produced evidence of both inner and outer enclosures around the church that yielded good radiocarbon dates for development of the site in the 7th to 9th centuries and for continued activity in the medieval period. Two early grave mark…
Excavations at Rattray, Aberdeenshire. A Scottish Deserted Burgh
DOCUMENTARY sources identify the deserted settlement of Rattray, Aberdeenshire, as a royal burgh from the mid 16th century and as a probable burgh of barony from the 13th century. Excavation has revealed a more complex settlement history with a late 12th- or early 13th-century defensive motte having been replaced by a more manorial establishment which encouraged the development of an adjacent settlement between the 13th and 15th centuries. Domest…
Excavation of 45-47 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
Fifteen phases of occupation on the western route to the medieval burgh indicate the changing status from 13th to 19th century. Pottery sequence confirms another from Aberdeen
Excavations at Castlehill of Strachan, 1980-1
A typical northern motte had a timber hall on the summit, two phases of palisade, surrounding ditch and approach causeway. The 13th century landscape was reconstructed using geomorphology and air photography. Coins, pottery of c 1250 to early 14th. Three furnaces/ovens were set on reused millstones. Metalwork, animal bones, pottery, palaeobotany
Two early medieval timber buildings from Castle Hill, Peebles
NT 248803. ?Twelth century ditches and postholes: 1, circular ?tower (12.4m external diameter); 2, squarish structure (5m sides) with corner gap and four internal ?roof-bearing supports. D F R/Ed
Documentary evidence for domestic buildings in Ireland c. 400–1200 in the light of archaeology
Two early medieval timber buildings from Castle Hill, Peebles
NT 248803. ?Twelth century ditches and postholes: 1, circular ?tower (12.4m external diameter); 2, squarish structure (5m sides) with corner gap and four internal ?roof-bearing supports. D F R/Ed
Excavation of 45-47 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
Fifteen phases of occupation on the western route to the medieval burgh indicate the changing status from 13th to 19th century. Pottery sequence confirms another from Aberdeen
Lecture summaries
Seven lecture summaries:Excavations at the prehistoric cemetery at Rullion Green, MidlothianExcavations at Howe, Stromness, OrkneyExcavations on the Fairy Knowe, Buchlyvie, StirlingshireCamelon Roman Forts 1899-1981Aspects of Viking and early medieval timber building in Ireland and ScotlandBuildings, paintings and statuary at Glamis Castle under Patrick, 1st earl of Strathmore, c 1670-95John Ewen, of Aberdeen, 1745-1821; merchant, politician, poe…
Excavations at Castlehill of Strachan, 1980-1
A typical northern motte had a timber hall on the summit, two phases of palisade, surrounding ditch and approach causeway. The 13th century landscape was reconstructed using geomorphology and air photography. Coins, pottery of c 1250 to early 14th. Three furnaces/ovens were set on reused millstones. Metalwork, animal bones, pottery, palaeobotany
Excavations at Rattray, Aberdeenshire. A Scottish Deserted Burgh
DOCUMENTARY sources identify the deserted settlement of Rattray, Aberdeenshire, as a royal burgh from the mid 16th century and as a probable burgh of barony from the 13th century. Excavation has revealed a more complex settlement history with a late 12th- or early 13th-century defensive motte having been replaced by a more manorial establishment which encouraged the development of an adjacent settlement between the 13th and 15th centuries. Domest…
Late prehistoric settlement, Berryhill, Aberdeenshire
Excavation in 1999 and 2000 revealed occupation evidence dating from the Neolithic to the twentieth century. A hilltop stone walled enclosure possibly from the first century AD and a contemporaneous stone hut circle, taken along with the later rectangular structures, together urge caution in interpretation of apparently simple hilltop sites
Time and a Place
The capacity to conceptualise and measure time is amongst the most important achievements of human societies, and the issue of when time was “created” by humankind is critical in understanding how society has developed. A pit structure, discovered in Aberdeenshire (Scotland), and dated to the 8th millennium BC, has been re-analysed and appears to demonstrate a basic calendrical function and provides an intriguing contribution to this debate. The …
Mesolithic and Early Neolithic activity along the Dee
Excavation on a gravel ridge beside the River Dee in Aberdeen revealed a small ovoid building of early Neolithic date. Not only does this add to the very small corpus of early Neolithic buildings yet excavated in Scotland, but the survival of floors and hearths also allows some analysis of functions within the building. The structural, artefactual and radiocarbon evidence suggest that this was a permanent building in use over at least a generatio…
Tullich, Aberdeenshire
Long known as an early church site, the importance of Tullich in Aberdeenshire may often have been underestimated. An evaluation and excavation were undertaken prior to the extension of the modern graveyard and have produced evidence of both inner and outer enclosures around the church that yielded good radiocarbon dates for development of the site in the 7th to 9th centuries and for continued activity in the medieval period. Two early grave mark…
Archaeology (10 works) · Excavation (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · History (6 works) · History (6 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (4 works)