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Loch Borralie Iron Age Burial Cairn
01 June 2019
© Hugh Powell In 1998, burrowing by rabbits dislodged a human skull from beneath a cairn at Loch Borralie in Sutherland. An archaeological evaluation of the burial cairn was consequently u...Full Story
Eaderloch Crannog, Loch Treig
01 May 2019
Photo: Highland HER Eadarloch crannog is located in a shallow loch between the River Treig and Loch Treig, Lochaber. It was first excavated in 1933 by James Ritchie, when the loch was temporari...Full Story
Tobar Ashik / Ashaig Holy Well
03 April 2019
Photo © Pola Livesey A well preserved holy well lies beside the site of an early chapel at Ashaig on Skye. According to local legend, the chapel was at a ferry crossing for St Maelrubha, t...Full Story
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Site of the Month
01/06/2019 - Loch Borralie Iron Age Burial Cairn
© Hugh Powell In 1998, burrowing by rabbits dislodged a human skull from benea... More >>
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01/06/2019 - The Ballachulish Figure
The Ballachulish Figure is an almost life-size humanoid wooden figure, found in 1880 durin... More >>