Though crannogs were certainly a significant feature of the Early Historic period in Scotland, there is as yet no evidence of direct connections to royalty in this period and, based on the currently available evidence, the characterisation of crannogs as high status sites is misguided in the context of their late Bronze and Iron Age origins.ĭetailed scrutiny of the Iron Age settlement archaeology of the Atlantic coastal regions, from Shetland in the north to Brittany in the south, highlights the close connections made possible by the Western Seaways. It is argued in this book that the stereotypical view of a crannog that has largely been derived from the results of work carried out on Irish crannogs has been misleading in the case of the Scottish sites, tending towards a view of crannogs as high-status strongholds, often as royal seats. Throughout, the primary concern is with contextualisation, considering crannogs within their correct chronological and cultural context through the critical analysis of dating evidence as well as the identification of the relevant ritual and symbolic themes- i.e. The aim is to investigate the ways in which crannogs functioned as settlements, both on a practical, economic as well as a symbolic and socio-cultural level. The focus of this research is on the later prehistoric period, from the earliest constructional origins of western Scotland crannogs in the late Bronze Age through to their apparent emergence as status dwellings in the Early Historic period after the mid first millennium AD. An appendix was created of all nuclear and possible nuclear forts in Perth and Kinross and Fife with a brief discussion on the morphology and possible nuclear qualities
It is also suggested that the hillfort types of courtyard forts, citadel forts, and dun with outworks fort should be subcategories of nuclear forts to create a more defined catalogue of Early Medieval hillforts. These five forts are examined and analysed with the six known and excavated nuclear forts of Clatchard Craig, Dundurn, Dunadd, Trusty’s Hill, Mote of Mark, and Burghead, to understand similar characteristics between them. Five case study forts of Perth and Kinross and Fife are evaluated through ArcGIS, the case studies include Norman’s Law, Dunearn, Dummiefarline, Dunsinane Hill, and Barry Hill. The data was created and placed in a Microsoft Access database. The database was created using the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland and Canmore. It creates the first comprehensive database and distribution maps of nuclear hillforts in Scotland. This dissertation is the first detailed definition of these Early Medieval hillforts.
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Our likely destinations will be the Isle of Whithorn, Maryport, Garlieston, Kirkcudbright and maybe later Port William, Portpatrick and the Isle of Man.Nuclear hillforts, first described by Stevenson (1949), are forts with a central, or citadel enclosure that have a series of outworks looping off the central enclosure creating a descending hierarchy of terraces, producing an organisation of space. “It is hoped to repeat this visit to Whitehaven next year as well as exploring other harbours and ports in the interim along the Solway coastline. Neil added: “Everyone was happy to be back on the water after two long years of lockdown. Kirkcudbright's Sam Kelly shares his story in the latest edition of Galloway peopleĬamelot sailed to Maryport where she is staying for much of the summer and Misty remained in Whitehaven for maintenance work.”.Moonrise achieved seven knots on the prolonged reach home and all yachts and motorboats arrived safely back at their home ports. However, they picked up in the afternoon to force 4-5 and an even better sail back was reported.
“Initially the winds, from the south-east, were very light. “The armada set sail the next morning clearing the lock shortly after breakfast. The champagne party aboard Spindrift at her moorings in Whaitehaven marina
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