Reconnaissance excavations on early historic fortifications and other royal sites in Scotland, 1974-84; 5

Abstract

This paper concludes the series of reports on excavations and related fieldwork, carried out between 1974 and 1984 by the University of Glasgow on sites identified, on the evidence of written sources, as belonging to the Early Historic or Early Medieval period.The three excavations reported here, at Forteviot, Urquhart and Dunnottar, yielded very little direct archaeological evidence; but the associated fieldwork, aerial photography and historical research make important contributions to our knowledge of Pictish culture and society.At Dunnottar, an interesting cult focus was recognized, and a hitherto unknown fort was identified.Urquhart revealed a potentate's landed estate at the time of the Columban conversion, with its associated fort and cemetery.Forteviot yielded evidence for a Pictish-Christian cemetery, and displayed the iconography of kingship on the occasion of the Scottish takeover of the Pictish kingdom.

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