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Rescue Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82

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Contributions by J. Bond, A. M. Donaldson, G. McDonnell, T. J. Seller. Illustrations: R. Bayliss Mills, A. Chudecka, J. McKinley. The Brough of Birsay (HY 239285) is a small tidal island approximately 21 hectares in area lying to the NW of Mainland Orkney. Excavations commenced in the summer of 1974 and, with the exception of the 1978 season, continued annually until 1982.

Author(s): John R. Hunter
Series: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Monograph Series, 4
Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Year: 1986

Language: English
Pages: 230
City: Edinburgh

Acknowledgements 7
List of illustrations 9
List of tables 11
1. Introduction 13
2. Phase 1 25
3. Phase 2 69
4. Phase 3 118
5. Phase 4 150
6. General discussion 168
Appendix 1: Radiocarbon dating 176
Appendix 2: Extracts from the notebook of Mr. James Henderson 1938-39 179
Appendix 3: Find catalogue 181
Appendix 4: Environmental evidence 208
Appendix 5: Geophysical survey 221
Reference list 225