7/3/2023 Excavations at the Black Spout, Pitlochry, and the Iron Age M... by David StrachanRead NowThe sites are particularly important as early medieval buildings are rarely found elsewhere in Scotland, with the exception of Viking settlement in the Outer Isles. In addition, very few have been excavated to date, the notable exception being the site-type itself (Barrett & Downes 1994) which is currently being published (Carver forthcoming). While many of these elongated turf and timber houses of the late first millennium have been identified in this upland area (RCAHMS 1990) their overall distribution is still poorly understood. The project looked to adding some much needed depth to the available information on the Pitcarmick-type buildings of north-east Perthshire. The project was carried out through a community archaeology approach which provided learning opportunities for participants through involvement in fieldwork/desk-based research and through the dissemination of the results. The site of Lair is located in Glenshee, Perth and Kinross (NGR: NO 1394 6378) on terraces of a south facing slope, at a height of between c 360 and 380 m OD, which affords good views. The 2012 season of the Glenshee Archaeology Project focused on the partial excavation of a potential early medieval ‘Pitcarmick’ type building. Pitcarmick type house Trench 1 from above © George Logan
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