Scottish archaeology and S Guide - Resources and Review

Safeguards Scotland's built heritage by scheduling monuments of national importance, listing historic buildings of special architectural or historic interest, conserving properties in its care, and providing financial assistance to private owners towards the costs of conserving and repairing outstanding monuments and buildings.
 
Guide to prehistoric monuments in Scotland, dating to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age, which have orientations to the sun, moon or stars. Includes background information on archaeoastronomy and a listing of monuments which can be visited.
 
Offers details of events, publications and excavations, and access to Digging Deep, a bi
monthly archaeological newsletter. Also includes illustrated articles on topics such as the Archaeology of Skye and Lochalsh, Exploring Historic Nairnshire and Saints from the West.
 
Information about the archaeological work being carried out alongside the development of the site for the Scottish Parliament.
 
Account of a SCRAN sponsored tour of more than 200 Scottish prehistoric sites which took place from May to July 1998, and resulted in a multimedia travel diary, images, maps, equipment specifications and a message board.
 
Involved in projects varying from rescue excavations to sustained research studies. Includes interim reports from current projects around Scotland.
 
Review of 150 prehistoric sites lying across Kilmartin Valley in Argyll. A quick tour of Kilmartin House museum depicts, through images and excavation details, the carved rocks, burial cairns, and standing stones which characterise the landscape, while a photographic database of forts and duns, Christian sites, castles, and crannogs provides a detailed pictorial record of the area, tracing over 5,000 years of human history.
 
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