Carter, S. P., Dalland, M. and Long, D. (2005). Early land-use and landscape development in Arisaig. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017938.

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Title: Early land-use and landscape development in Arisaig
Series: Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
Volume: 15
Number of Pages: 52
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Abstract: Re-alignment of a 6km section of the A830 road in Arisaig provided an opportunity to investigate the archaeology of this poorly understood area of the West Highlands. A combination of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental techniques were used to investigate the road corridor. Archaeological survey, followed up by selected excavations, identified a previously unrecorded Bronze Age kerb cairn and two areas of shieling huts. Investigation of the shielings obtained evidence for repeated reuse of sites and reconstruction of structures through the medieval and post-medieval periods. In both cases, Bronze Age deposits were also recorded at the base of the medieval sequence. Analysis of a long peat core from a basin close to one of the shielings revealed a history of continuous but gradual decline in woodland, starting in about 3200 BC and continuing to the present day. Collation of archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data from the present project and previous investigations in the area have allowed the creation of a tentative model of landscape evolution for Arisaig.
Author: Stephen P Carter
Magnar Dalland
Deborah Long
Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Other Person/Org: Caroline R Wickham-Jones (Author contributing)
Year of Publication: 2005
ISBN: 0-903903-84-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5284/1017938
Created Date: 01 Sep 2005

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