Jane Murray
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Archaeological Landscapes (Recent RCAMS Survey in S.W.Scotland) TDGNHAS Series III, 63 (1988), 22(WARNING very large file size: 23.36 MB) |
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The William McDowall Selby Collection Genealogy, Archaeology (Non-British), Archaeology (General), Prehistory (General), Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Early Mediaeval, Roman and Romano British, Parish History, Antiquarian, Recent, Recent (Social) TDGNHAS Series III, 79 (2005), 147(4.05 MB)
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In 1946 a Miss Helen Selby brought into the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland a collection of artefacts gathered largely from local sources by her father, William McDowall Selby, and grandfather, Robert Bird Selby, who served successively as medi |
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Antiquarian Collectors in Wigtownshire - Scientific Pioneers or Acquisitive Hoarders? [Lecture to Society, 15th October, 2004] Archaeology (General), Archaeology (Non-British), Prehistory (General), Neolithic, Bronze Age, Recent, Antiquarian, Museums TDGNHAS Series III, 79 (2005), 191(4.05 MB)
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Summary of a lecture presented to the Society on 15th October 2004. Displays of prehistoric artefacts in the museums of Scotland include much material from Wigtownshire, mostly collected during the latter decades of the 19th century. George Wilson, Free |
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Sir Herbert Maxwell: Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland 1908-1934 Archaeology (General), Prehistory (General), Antiquarian, Recent, Recent (Literature & Art), Genealogy TDGNHAS Series III, 82 (2008), 115(2.63 MB)
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The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland was established by Royal Warrant in February 1908, entrusted with the task of making an inventory of the ancient and historical monuments and constructions connected with or illustra |
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St Ninian and the earliest Christianity in Scotland [Review of a Lecture Day held in Whithorn by the Friends of the Whithorn Trust with sponsorship from Historic Scotland September 2007 Antiquarian, Early Mediaeval, Mediaeval, Review, Archaeology (General) TDGNHAS Series III, 82 (2008), 144(2.63 MB)
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A review article |
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From Cairn to Cemetery: An archaeological investigation of the chambered cairns and early Bronze Age mortuary deposits at Cairnderry and Bargrennan White Cairn, south-west Scotland by Vicki Cummings and Chris Fowler [a Review] Review, Prehistory (General), Neolithic, Bronze Age TDGNHAS Series III, 82 (2008), 145(2.63 MB)
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A review article |
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Place and Memory: Excavations at the Pict's Knowe, Holywood and Holm Farm, Dumfries and Galloway, 1994-8, ed. By Julian Thomas, 2007 [a Review] Review, Prehistory (General), Neolithic, Bronze Age TDGNHAS Series III, 82 (2008), 145(2.63 MB)
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A review article |
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D. Coles, A. Sheridan and Crane Begg with Philip Abramson, Charles French and Jane Murray Excavation and Recording of Three Sites at Knocknab on Torrs Warren, West Freugh Archaeology (General), Neolithic TDGNHAS Series III, 85 (2011), 17(3.42 MB)
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In 1992, during a routine reconnaissance of MOD land at West Freugh, a scatter of artefacts was observed eroding out of a former land surface within the dunes at Knocknab. Initially the assemblage was recorded in situ and surface artefacts were collected. However, when it became evident that archaeological layers were being exposed and then undermined by severe storms, limited excavation was also undertaken. Over the following three years, the area was periodically monitored and artefacts collected where present. The great majority of the assemblage comprised lithics and ceramics located on the old ground surface and within pits. A radiocarbon date of 3940–3700 cal BC, obtained from Sorbus charcoal from a pit in Area 1, established an early Neolithic context for the material. The aim of this report is to bring the results of this investigation into the public arena, with particular emphasis on an analysis of the lithic and ceramic assemblages. It is not intended to provide a more wide-ranging synthesis of the material from Luce Sands but it is hoped that the information within this article could be incorporated into such a synthesis in the future. |