Hilton of Cadboll

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Project Reports:

Investigation of the Setting and Context of the Hilton of Cadboll Cross-slab, Recovery of the Stump and Fragments of Sculpture
GUARD 2001		 PDF 11 Mb
Archaeological Assessment and Project Design
University of York 1998		 PDF 70 Mb

Monograph Addendum:

Chapter 7 References from A Fragmented Masterpiece: Recovering the biography of the Hilton of Cadboll Pictish cross-slab PDF 103 Kb

Database Documentation:

Documentation PDF 28 Kb

Database Tables:

Sculpted small finds CSV
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Distribution of Fragment Diagrams:

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View of the Chapel site from the West.
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View of the Chapel site from the West.
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View of the Chapel and Barry Grove's Reconstruction from the West.
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View of the Chapel and Barry Grove's Reconstruction from the West.		 JPG
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View of the Chapel and Barry Grove's Reconstruction from the West.
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Removing the protective covering of the lower portion at the start of the excavations in August 2001.
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Removing the protective covering of the lower portion at the start of the excavations in August 2001.		 JPG
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Removing the protective covering of the lower portion at the start of the excavations in August 2001.
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The trench opened up around the lower portion in order to retrieve the fragments of carving, from the East.
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The trench opened up around the lower portion in order to retrieve the fragments of carving, from the East.		 JPG
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The trench opened up around the lower portion in order to retrieve the fragments of carving, from the East.
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Digging deeper into the horizon which contained the fragments, from the East
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Digging deeper into the horizon which contained the fragments, from the East		 JPG
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Digging deeper into the horizon which contained the fragments, from the East
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Barry Grove assisting with the excavation.
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Barry Grove assisting with the excavation.		 JPG
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Barry Grove assisting with the excavation.
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A fragment with figurative carving found juts beneath the topsoil.
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A fragment with figurative carving found juts beneath the topsoil.		 JPG
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A fragment with figurative carving found juts beneath the topsoil.
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Fragment with figurative carving, later found to be from the mid-portion of face A. Two fragments which attached to this fragment were found over 4m away to the SE of the lower portion.
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Fragment with figurative carving, later found to be from the mid-portion of face A. Two fragments which attached to this fragment were found over 4m away to the SE of the lower portion.		 JPG
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Fragment with figurative carving, later found to be from the mid-portion of face A. Two fragments which attached to this fragment were found over 4m away to the SE of the lower portion.
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Excavating the setting in which the lower portion was found.
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Excavating the setting in which the lower portion was found.		 JPG
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Excavating the setting in which the lower portion was found.
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Excavating the setting in which the lower portion was found.
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Excavating the setting in which the lower portion was found.		 JPG
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Excavating the setting in which the lower portion was found.
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The lower portion in situ showing the large supporting slabs, from the West. The adjacent pit containing many hundreds the fragments is to the left of the picture.
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The lower portion in situ showing the large supporting slabs, from the West. The adjacent pit containing many hundreds the fragments is to the left of the picture.		 JPG
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The lower portion in situ showing the large supporting slabs, from the West. The adjacent pit containing many hundreds the fragments is to the left of the picture.
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Barry fitting the large serpents head fragment onto the lower portion.
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Barry fitting the large serpents head fragment onto the lower portion.		 JPG
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Barry fitting the large serpents head fragment onto the lower portion.
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The whole of face A exposed for the first time in several hundred years.
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The whole of face A exposed for the first time in several hundred years.		 JPG
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The whole of face A exposed for the first time in several hundred years.
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A discarded and broken collar stone which had supported the slab when it was in its first setting.
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A discarded and broken collar stone which had supported the slab when it was in its first setting.		 JPG
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A discarded and broken collar stone which had supported the slab when it was in its first setting.
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Samples of sand taken from beneath the collar stone for OSL dating (Optically Stimulated Luminescence).
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Samples of sand taken from beneath the collar stone for OSL dating (Optically Stimulated Luminescence).		 JPG
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Samples of sand taken from beneath the collar stone for OSL dating (Optically Stimulated Luminescence).
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Hilton 16
The in-situ collar stone and surrounding slabs of the first setting, just behind the lower portion.
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The in-situ collar stone and surrounding slabs of the first setting, just behind the lower portion.		 JPG
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The in-situ collar stone and surrounding slabs of the first setting, just behind the lower portion.
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Public meeting held on site between Historic Scotland, The National Museums of Scotland, Highland Council, Historic Hilton Trust and local residents.
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Public meeting held on site between Historic Scotland, The National Museums of Scotland, Highland Council, Historic Hilton Trust and local residents.		 JPG
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Public meeting held on site between Historic Scotland, The National Museums of Scotland, Highland Council, Historic Hilton Trust and local residents.
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Public meeting held on site between Historic Scotland, The National Museums of Scotland, Highland Council, Historic Hilton Trust and local residents.
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Public meeting held on site between Historic Scotland, The National Museums of Scotland, Highland Council, Historic Hilton Trust and local residents.		 JPG
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Public meeting held on site between Historic Scotland, The National Museums of Scotland, Highland Council, Historic Hilton Trust and local residents.
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Hilton 19
Historic Scotland Conservator prepares the lower portion for lifting.
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Historic Scotland Conservator prepares the lower portion for lifting.		 JPG
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Historic Scotland Conservator prepares the lower portion for lifting.
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.		 JPG
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.		 JPG
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.		 JPG
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The lower portion being carefully lifted.
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The setting of the Hilton cross-slab as left at the end of the excavations.
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The setting of the Hilton cross-slab as left at the end of the excavations.		 JPG
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The setting of the Hilton cross-slab as left at the end of the excavations.
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The lower portion prior to conservation in the salmon shed in Hilton and part of the excavation team. Note the possible tenon stone in the bottom left corner.
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The lower portion prior to conservation in the salmon shed in Hilton and part of the excavation team. Note the possible tenon stone in the bottom left corner.		 JPG
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The lower portion prior to conservation in the salmon shed in Hilton and part of the excavation team. Note the possible tenon stone in the bottom left corner.
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Douglas Morton cataloguing fragments in the National Museums of Scotland.
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Douglas Morton cataloguing fragments in the National Museums of Scotland.		 JPG
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Douglas Morton cataloguing fragments in the National Museums of Scotland.
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The chapel site prior to excavation.
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The chapel site prior to excavation.		 JPG
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The chapel site prior to excavation.
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Barry Grove's reconstruction of the stone adjacent to the chapel site.
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Barry Grove's reconstruction of the stone adjacent to the chapel site.		 JPG
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Barry Grove's reconstruction of the stone adjacent to the chapel site.
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General shot of the site under excavation.
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General shot of the site under excavation.		 JPG
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General shot of the site under excavation.
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Simon Taylor, Sian Jones and Sally Foster examine the lower portion in situ.
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Simon Taylor, Sian Jones and Sally Foster examine the lower portion in situ.		 JPG
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Simon Taylor, Sian Jones and Sally Foster examine the lower portion in situ.
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The exterenal chapel wall revealed in a trench extension.
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The exterenal chapel wall revealed in a trench extension.		 JPG
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The exterenal chapel wall revealed in a trench extension.
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Colin Muir of Historic Scotland stabilises the lower section prior to lifting.
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Colin Muir of Historic Scotland stabilises the lower section prior to lifting.		 JPG
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Colin Muir of Historic Scotland stabilises the lower section prior to lifting.
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Planning the site during excavation.
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Planning the site during excavation.		 JPG
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Planning the site during excavation.
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Close up of the lower portion cross side during excavation showing packing stones.
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Close up of the lower portion cross side during excavation showing packing stones.		 JPG
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Close up of the lower portion cross side during excavation showing packing stones.
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The lower portion in situ showing packing stones tresnch section.
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The lower portion in situ showing packing stones tresnch section. 		JPG
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The lower portion in situ showing packing stones tresnch section.
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The lower portion stabilised by temporary clamps during excavation and prior to lifting
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The lower portion stabilised by temporary clamps during excavation and prior to lifting
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The broken collar stone that had retained the lowerportion revealed after lifting.
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The broken collar stone that had retained the lowerportion revealed after lifting.		 JPG
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The broken collar stone that had retained the lowerportion revealed after lifting.
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Fragments under analysis at the National Museums of Scotland
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Fragments under analysis at the National Museums of Scotland		 JPG
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Fragments under analysis at the National Museums of Scotland
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Ian G Scott sketching fragments as part of the recording and analysis programme.
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Ian G Scott sketching fragments as part of the recording and analysis programme.		 JPG
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Ian G Scott sketching fragments as part of the recording and analysis programme.
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Ian G Scott inspecting fragments as part of the recording and analysis programme.
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Ian G Scott inspecting fragments as part of the recording and analysis programme.		 JPG
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Ian G Scott inspecting fragments as part of the recording and analysis programme.
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Isabel Henderson making notes on fragments as part of the analysis and cataloguing procedure.
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Isabel Henderson making notes on fragments as part of the analysis and cataloguing procedure.		 JPG
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Isabel Henderson making notes on fragments as part of the analysis and cataloguing procedure.
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