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Magnus Kirkby

Neolithic, Bronze Age, Anglian and Later Discoveries at Lockerbie

Archaeology (General), Neolithic, Bronze Age, Early Mediaeval, Post-mediaeval archaeology

TDGNHAS Series III, 85 (2011), 53(3.42 MB)

Abstract

Four areas of archaeological significance covering a timescale from early Neolithic to post-medieval periods were identified during initial fieldwork at Lockerbie Academy.2 The earliest site identified was the remains of a Neolithic timber hall, which was situated on top of the flat plateau towards the north-west end of the site. At the summit of the rounded knoll in the centre of the area, a Bronze Age phase consisting of a cremation and inhumation cemetery enclosed by a possible ring-cairn was identified. At the base of the rounded knoll, the remains of an Early Historic timber hall were identified. This Anglian timber hall reoccupied the site of a post-built structure, which was interpreted as a timber hall, possibly belonging to an earlier British tradition. A corn-drying kiln was identified cut into the same knoll as the Bronze Age cemetery and has been dated to the late medieval or early post-medieval period. A segmented ditched enclosure was located towards the north-east end of the site, but the poor survival of this feature combined with a lack of finds and palaeobotanical evidence means that it remains undated.

A. Sheridan

New Insights into the Neolithic of West and South West Scotland [The Cormack Lecture to the Society, 7th December 2007]

Proceedings, Neolithic

TDGNHAS Series III, 82 (2008), 157(2.63 MB)

Abstract

This talk covered the new information that has emerged about the early farming communities (4000-2500 BC) in this part of Scotland over the past 25 years. It emphasised the importance of Bill Cormack’s work in laying the foundations for what we know today