Some notable prehistoric and medieval monuments recently exmined by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

V Gordon Childe (Author)

Angus Graham (Author)


Keywords:
Round Cairns Domestic Structures, Enclosures, Motes Earthworks, Portal Stones, Chambered Cairns, Forts
Period(s):
Medieval, Prehistoric

Abstract


The prehistoric monuments include three unpublished chambered cairns, the fine megalithic cist at Hailie, Largs, a pair of standing stones at Kames, Cowel which look like the portal stones of a chamber, six round cairns, domestic structures (an earth-house, hut circles and enclosures) of uncertain age, two newly discovered vitrified forts, two brochs and a number of duns or forts. The medieval remains include four motes, earthworks at Buzzart Dykes, a large medieval hut circle and 'Wallace's Stone'. The latter is decorated by a pecked cross of the Maltese type.

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Published
30-11-1943
How to Cite
Childe, V. G., & Graham, A. (1943). Some notable prehistoric and medieval monuments recently exmined by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 77, 31–49. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.077.31.49
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