James, H. (2015). Tarbet Isle, Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute. Glasgow: Northlight Heritage. https://doi.org/10.5284/1048055. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Tarbet Isle, Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute
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Series:		 Northlight Heritage unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1048055
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An excavation, consisting of five small trenches, was undertaken on Tarbet Isle in October 2014 on behalf of the public through members of the Clan MacFarlane. Timothy Pont had depicted a castle on the island on his map of the late 16th century and a survey of the island had identified the footings of a rectilinear structure. The excavations revealed the remains of a two-roomed, trapezoidal-shaped, drystone structure. The north room contained a burnt layer of coal and wood ash, suggesting the presence of a hearth. Several pottery sherds and a coin dating to the 17th century were found, and it is thought that the structure was occupied in the 17th and 18th centuries. The island may have been used for storage, or as a lookout for the Clan Macfarlane so that they could control movement up the loch, or watching other activities on the lochside perhaps assisting them in the extraction of a levy. Pont's map depicting a castle on the island is therefore through to be a result of confusion with Inveruglas Castle further north. A single pottery sherd belonging to a large, flat-rimmed bucket urn was also found within rubble debris. This may have been used to bury cremated human bone on the island in about 1500 to 1000 BC. A cairn of stones over the urn may have been disturbed for the construction of the 17th century building.
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Author:		 Hamish James
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Publisher:		 Northlight Heritage
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
West of Scotland Archaeological Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Tarbet Isle
County: Argyll and Bute
Parish: ARROCHAR
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 232852, 705385 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232853, 705401 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232890, 705417 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232901, 705419 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232904, 705415 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232905, 705395 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232900, 705388 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232900, 705382 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232884, 705380 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232879, 705385 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232877, 705383 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 232857, 705383 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) GUNFLINT (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BUILDING (Monument Type Scotland)
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OASIS Id: northlig1-310029
OBIB: Report No. 121
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Note:		 DSR in PDF format, total of 43 pages including all illustration and appendices
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Created Date:		 02 Jul 2018