Between mountains and sea: a reconsideration of the neolithic monuments of south-west Scotland

Cummings, Vicki 2014. Between mountains and sea: a reconsideration of the neolithic monuments of south-west Scotland. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 68 , pp. 125-146. 10.1017/S0079497X0000147X

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Abstract

For many years the chambered tombs of south-west Scotland were considered important in understanding the origins of monumentality in Britain. In particular scholars focused on the classification of these monuments in order to understand how ideas about the Neolithic may have spread along and across the Irish Sea. However, the classification of these monuments may be rather more problematic than was once imagined. Among other things, the excavation of a number of them has revealed complex and diverse construction sequences. This paper presents the results of an examination of the landscape settings of the chambered tombs in south-west Scotland. It suggests that a landscape approach can assist in our understanding of the classification and use of these monuments. In addition, the setting of sites within the landscape can also inform us about the nature of the Neolithic in this region of Scotland.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Prehistoric Society
ISSN:	0079-497X
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2023 15:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163023

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