n.a. (2001). 2 St Columba's Cave, Ellary. In: n.e. The Caves of Mid Argyll. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 25-72.
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2 St Columba's Cave, Ellary | ||
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The Caves of Mid Argyll | ||
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series | ||
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Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
184 | ||
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25 - 72 | ||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
A brief account of traditions associated with the cave is presented. The presence of early Christian gravestones in the vicinity is mainly responsible for antiquarian and archaeological interest over the past 150 years. A detailed description of the cave which appears in the RCAHMS volume is reproduced here. This is followed by accounts of various excavations between 1959 and 1976 and a summary of the stratigraphy. This includes raised beach deposits, midden deposits and hearths which represent prehistoric to early Christian domestic and religious use of the site, burials representing later medieval religious use, followed by casual use by fishermen and an 1891 clearance episode by antiquarians. There are specialist reports on a variety of artefacts and ecofacts which comprise utilised and unutilised pebbles and stones, struck flint, struck quartz, ceramics (pottery, crucibles, clay moulds, fired clay), slag, furnace debris and tar, glass, clay tobacco pipes, metalwork, coins, a shale box fragment, shell artefacts, worked bone and antler, faunal remains and human remains. It is concluded that the cave saw various periods of use through the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Iron Age, early Christian, early and later medieval periods through to the 19th century. | ||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2001 | ||
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0903903202 | ||
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