Web Directory

» Archaeolink Prehistory Park, Aberdeenshire
   Aims to present prehistory through a mixture of reconstructions, actual sites and an indoor centre. Includes Berryhill Iron Age hill fort and hut circle.
   http://www.archaeolink.co.uk/

» Arthur's O'on
   J.K. Gillon gathers together illustrated accounts of this remarkable beehive-shaped Roman building in Scotland which survived until 1743.
   http://members.fortunecity.com/gillonj/arthursoon/

» Bannockburn Neolithic Enclosures
   An illustrated report by Jim Rideout of recent archaeological inquiry into the Neolithic enclosures at Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
   http://www.almac.co.uk/personal/jrideout/47.htm

» CANMORE
   On-line access to the database of the National Monuments Record of Scotland, containing details of many thousands of archaeological sites, monuments, buildings and maritime sites.
   http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/

» Council for Scottish Archaeology
   For the study and care of Scotland's historic environment. Publishes 'Discovery and Excavation in Scotland'. Activities, advice and publications.
   http://www.scottisharchaeology.org.uk/

» Dark Age Dumfries and Galloway
   Online exhibition from Dumfries and Galloway Museums and Galleries of early Christian sites and carved crosses, with a clickable map of sites.
   http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/darkage-dng.html

» Demolition May Unearth City's History
   From BBC, archaeologists hope to find important traces of medieval life in Edinburgh as fire-damaged buildings in the are dismantled.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2571101.stm

» Dunragit Project
   Archaeological excavation of a neolithic henge monument in Scotland by Southampton and Manchester Universities.
   http://orgs.man.ac.uk/research/dunragit/

» Excavations at Quoygrew
   Describes the Viking Age Transitions Project, a collaboration between Historic Scotland and the Universities of Cambridge and York. Features diaries and reports from 1999 to 2004, with photographs and list of publications. Westray, Orkney Islands.
   http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/projects/Quoygrew/

» Greyfriars Monastery in Lanark, Scotland
   Excavation by Lanark and District Archaeological Society in 1999. Plan and history of the site; photographs and description of the excavation and finds.
   http://www.btinternet.com/~ian.borthwick/LADAS/act/friary/friary.html

» Hilton of Cadboll Excavations
   Excavations at Hilton of Cadboll for the recovery of Pictish Cross Slab base.
   http://www.guard.arts.gla.ac.uk/projects/1078_WebPages/default.html

» Minehowe: The Underground Enigma
   Illustrated feature in journalist Sigurd Towrie's 'Orkneyjar' on the underground chamber in Orkney and its survey in 1999 by geophysics expert John Gater.
   http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/minehowe/index.html

» North Atlantic Research Unit: Old Scatness and Jarlshof Environs Project
   Provides information about a joint excavation of an Iron Age village in South Shetland by Bradford University and the Shetland Amenity Trust.
   http://www.brad.ac.uk/archenvi/research/NARU/OSB.php

» Orkney Archaeology Society
   History of the society, information on membership, archaeological activity in Orkney and a calendar of events.
   http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/OAS/

» Recumbent Stone Circles in North East Scotland
   Description and illustrated gazetteer of this distinctive type of stone circle, provided by Anna Edelsten, University of Aberdeen.
   http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~lib266/stones/main.htm

» RockStanza.info - Photographic Database of Shetland Brochs
   A photographic database of Iron Age brochs in Shetland, Scotland. Exploring the inter-relation of the brochs and their origin.
   http://www.rockstanza.info

» Scotland's First Settlers
   A research project by Edinburgh University to identify Mesolithic sites on Skye and neighbouring islands. Project aims and progress; illustrated outline of the subject.
   http://www.historyscotland.com/features/firstsettlers.html

» Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
   Free download of archaeological reports. Published by The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, in association with The Council for British Archaeology and Historic Scotland.
   http://www.sair.org.uk/

» Stonecentric
   Frank Wayman's photo gallery of ancient monuments, with comments. Mostly W and SW Scotland, but also featuring the Stones mailing list trip to Avebury.
   http://www.stonecentric.connectfree.co.uk/

» The Antonine Wall
   Description of the everyday life of the Roman soldier on the Antonine Wall in Scotland.
   http://www.freewebs.com/antoninewall/

» The Hebridean Iron Age - Twenty Years Research
   D.W.Harding reviews progress in Atlantic Scottish Iron Age studies over the past twenty years, particularly fieldwork in west Lewis by the University of Edinburgh, with revolutionary conclusions for dating.
   http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/publications/hebrides/

» Trimontium
   The Roman Capital of South Scotland at Newstead, near Melrose, Scotland. Photographs, history, description and visitor information.
   http://www.trimontium.org.uk/

» University of Glasgow: Dunadd Digital Archive
   Report on the excavation of the royal hillfort, capital of the early Scottish kingdom of Dal Riata. Location of site, history of excavation, synopsis of findings, bibliography.
   http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/research/projects/dunadddigitalarchive/

» Verulamium
   The Roman city at the present St. Albans was the third largest in Roman Britain. An introduction with historical outline, reconstruction drawing, photographs and links.
   http://www.verulamium.com

» West Lothian Archaeology Group
   Archaeology of the West Lothian area with emphasis on low-level aerial photography using a kite.
   http://www.westlothianarchaeology.org.uk