Evidence from marine crannogs of later prehistoric use of the Firth of Clyde

Abstract

Dumbuck crannog lies on the intertidal foreshore of the Firth of Clyde, to the west of Glasgow. Structural timbers have been dated to the end of the 1st millennium BC and early 1st millennium AD and the crannog is one of a group of five found along a 10km stretch of the firth (Figure 1). At least 30 log boats have been found on or close to the shores of the inner Firth of Clyde, one of which was associated with the Dumbuck crannog and another that has contemporary dates with some of the crannogs. This paper introduces the Dumbuck site, investigates its origins and explores its relationship to the other sites along the Clyde. With the evidence of the crannogs and the log boats combined, some of the reasons why the Clyde at this point was exploited during the latter part of Prehistory are discussed.

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