From the Callanish stones and the great ritual monuments of the Neolithic, the broch towers and the wheelhouses of the Iron Age, through to the arrival of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles, this book explores the history of human settlement and society from the first hunter-gatherers to the Clearances. What emerges is a Hebridean archaeology as distinctive as those of Orkney and Wessex.
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Armit is always clear and incisive ! he gives to the archaeology and history of Skye and the Western Isles a thoughtfulness and intellect that enhances our understanding of them. -- Mary Beith Armit presents a fascinating story of a rich archaeological heritage from Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to medieval Lord of the Isles. We find example after example of the kinds of sites that most archaeologists would give their eye-teeth to find. -- Dr Mike Park Essential for anybody living in or near, or regularly visiting, the area; but it is also recommended prior reading for anyone 'taking in the sites' for the first time. Armit is always clear and incisive ! he gives to the archaeology and history of Skye and the Western Isles a thoughtfulness and intellect that enhances our understanding of them. Armit presents a fascinating story of a rich archaeological heritage from Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to medieval Lord of the Isles. We find example after example of the kinds of sites that most archaeologists would give their eye-teeth to find. Essential for anybody living in or near, or regularly visiting, the area; but it is also recommended prior reading for anyone 'taking in the sites' for the first time.
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Ian Armit is Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Historical Scotland and author of Beyond the Brochs.
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This book attempts to tell the story of Skye and the Western Isles from the earliest human occupation through to the recent past. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wheelhouse sites, islet settlements, broch architecture, corbelled cist, broch towers, complex roundhouses, main wheelhouse, late duns, other wheelhouses, islet sites, roundhouse sites, loch level, beaker sherds, beaker pottery, chambered tombs, artefactual material, penannular brooches, north mound, peat growth, cellular buildings, later neolithic, bone assemblage, hut circles, occupation debris, stake holes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Isles, North Uist, Iron Age, Eilean Domhnuill, Bronze Age, Viking Age, Eilean Olabhat, South Uist, Dun Bharabhat, Dun Carloway, Later Neolithic, Loch Olabhat, Lordship of the Isles, Bharpa Carinish, Dun Cuier, Small Isles, Hebridean Neolithic, Alt Chrysal, Early Historic, Erskine Beveridge, Barpa Langass, Atlantic Scotland, Bac Mhic Connain, Hebridean Atlantic, Roger Miket New!
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This book attempts to tell the story of Skye and the Western Isles from the earliest human occupation through to the recent past. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wheelhouse sites, islet settlements, broch architecture, corbelled cist, broch towers, complex roundhouses, main wheelhouse, late duns, other wheelhouses, islet sites, roundhouse sites, loch level, beaker sherds, beaker pottery, chambered tombs, artefactual material, penannular brooches, north mound, peat growth, cellular buildings, later neolithic, bone assemblage, hut circles, occupation debris, stake holes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Isles, North Uist, Iron Age, Eilean Domhnuill, Bronze Age, Viking Age, Eilean Olabhat, South Uist, Dun Bharabhat, Dun Carloway, Later Neolithic, Loch Olabhat, Lordship of the Isles, Bharpa Carinish, Dun Cuier, Small Isles, Hebridean Neolithic, Alt Chrysal, Early Historic, Erskine Beveridge, Barpa Langass, Atlantic Scotland, Bac Mhic Connain, Hebridean Atlantic, Roger Miket New!
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- North Uist by Erskine Beveridge on 12 pages
- The Western Isles by John Barber on 7 pages
- The Iron Age by Francis Brett Young on 5 pages
- Coll and Tiree by Erskine Beveridge on page 10, page 162, and Back Matter
- Vessels for the Ancestors: Essays on the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland in Honour of Audrey Henshall by Niall Sharples in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Scotland After the Ice Age by Kevin J. Edwards in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides by Adam Nicolson in Back Matter
- Rock Art and the Prehistory of Atlantic Europe: Signing the Land by Mr Richard Bradley in Back Matter
- Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire by Gordon Noble in Back Matter
- Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides) by Anna Ritchie in Back Matter
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