Archaeology and Memory by Unknown
Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
ISBN: 1165948
Publisher: Oxbow Books, Limited
Published: 2010-03-10T00:00:00+00:00
Layers of meaning in the Kilmartin Valley, Argyll
In discussing the archaeology of Northwest Scotland I want to focus a lot more closely on a well known prehistoric landscape: the Kilmartin valley, Mid-Argyll (Fig. 5.4) as a comparison to the commemorative practices of Northeast Scotland. I have chosen to focus on this region, as it is the subject of an ongoing field project.
Figure 5.4 Map of Kilmartin Glen indicating the position of major monuments.
The steep-sided, flat-bottomed valley of Kilmartin has a remarkable concentration of prehistoric monuments, including chambered cairns, cairns, cists, timber circles, stone circles, henges, standing stones and rock art. The Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age sees a marked increase in monument building associated with reworking the landscape. During the Late Neolithic the henge at Ballymeanoch was built, as were the timber circles at Temple Wood and the timber circle and timber alignment at Upper Largie. During the Early Bronze Age a number of Neolithic features become the focus of burial â beaker burials in cists are inserted into Ballymeanoch henge and Temple Wood (Scott 1989). Probably the most spectacular process of reworking relates to the Nether Largie south chambered tomb. Here a series of beaker burials and a cremation were inserted into the compartments of the tomb and the tomb was sealed with successive layers of pebbles. The outer cairn was also the focus for two later cist burials, one with a food vessel (Henshall 1963).
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