With contributions by Colleen Batey, Angela Boyle, Nicola Clarkson, Donald Davidson, Janet DeLaine, Rowena Gale, Andrew Hoaen, Heather Jackson, Andy Jones, Jaime Kaminski, Margaret Mathews, Tim Phillips, Tony Pollard, Hannah Sackett, Ronnie Scott, Alison Sheridan, Ian Simpson, David Trevarthen and Aaron Watson.
Illustrations by Margaret Mathews.
This report documents Richard Bradley's meticulous survey and excavation of the core monuments of the group at Balnuaran of Clava. It also presents data drawn from records of early survey and excavation, together with information from newly discovered, remnant and lesser-known Clava sites.
Author(s): Richard Bradley
Series: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Monograph Series, 17
Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: XVIII+246
City: Edinburgh
Acknowledgements ix
List of illustrations xi
List of tables xv
Preface xvii
1. An introduction to the project 1
2. The standing structures at Balnuaran of Clava: survey and observation 14
3. Excavations at Balnuaran of Clava 1994-96 48
4. The excavated mate rial from Balnuaran of Clava 83
5. The organisation of the cemetery at Balnuaran of Clava / Richard Bradley 117
6. The Clava ring-cairn at Newton of Petty: excavations by John Thawley, 1975-77 / Richard Bradley & Margaret Mathews, Angela Boyle, Rowena Gale, Alison Sheridan, Tony Pollard & Aaron Watson 131
7. The Clava Cairns in the light of excavation 160
8. The local siting of the Clava Cairns / Tim Phillips with contributions by Aaron Watson 171
9. The Clava Cairns and the pattern of settlement: the results of field survey, 1995-1997 / Aaron Watson & Richard Bradley 185
10. The Clava Cairns in their wider context 211
References 233
Index 240
Foreign language summaries 243
