1st Edition

The Souterrains of Southern Pictland

By F.T. Wainwright Copyright 1963
256 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
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The archaeological monuments known as souterrains, particularly characteristic of eastern Scotland from Aberdeenshire to Fife, have long been a mystery. When this book was originally published in 1963, recent investigation on two of these types of works, at Ardestie and Carlungie in Angus had shed more light. This book combines two excavation reports with a re-consideration of the problems that... Read more

Preface  Part 1: Souterrains and Souterrain-builders  1. The Nature of Souterrains  2. The Function of Souterrains  3. The Souterrain-Builders  Part 2: Ardestie and Carlungie 1  1. Summary and Conclusions  2. Discovery and Excavation  3. Structural Features at Ardestie  4. Structural Features at Carlungie 1  5. Constructional Detail  6. Chronological Conclusions  7. The Inhabitants  8. The Function of the Souterrain  9. Finds and Reports  Part 3: Souterrains in Angus, Fife and Perthshire

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Wainwright, F.T.