Book Description
Continuing the now established survey of Scotland's unique chambered cairns, this volume focuses on the remote are of Sutherland.Scotland's chambered cairns are the earliest man-made structures in the country. The authors list the localities and references for each cairn and provide a full description of the existing structures and their contents, with a summary account of the results of excavation where necessary. Interpretation and the archaeological significance of the monuments are discussed in full.
The Chambered Cairns of Sutherland: An Inventory of the Structures and their Contents FROM THE PUBLISHER
Continuing the now established survey of Scotland's unique chambered cairns, this volume focuses on the remote are of Sutherland. Scotland's chambered cairns are the earliest man-made structures in the country. The authors list the localities and references for each cairn and provide a full description of the existing structures and their contents, with a summary account of the results of excavation where necessary. Interpretation and the archaeological significance of the monuments are discussed in full.
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Continuing the now established survey of Scotland's unique chambered cairns, this volume focuses on the remote are of Sutherland.Scotland's chambered cairns are the earliest man-made structures in the country. The authors list the localities and references for each cairn and provide a full description of the existing structures and their c