by islayheritage | 9 May, 2023 | Uncategorized
Save Dunyvaig Castle for present and future generations Dunyvaig Castle is an iconic monument for the Isle of Islay, Scotland, and a testament to the history of the island. The ruins are picturesque but unsafe, rapidly deteriorating after years of neglect, they are at...
by islayheritage | 9 May, 2023 | Uncategorized
The medieval castle of Dunyvaig, perched on the headland of Lagavulin Bay, Isle of Islay, is a legacy of Clan Donald and a treasured item of Scotland’s cultural heritage. The castle was the naval fortress of the Lords of the Isles between the 14th-16th centuries when...
by islayheritage | 17 Dec, 2022 | Uncategorized
This was a fabulous season, reaching the base of the Mesolithic deposits and finding the first, in situ, and dated Early Mesolithic horizon in Scotland, darting to 8500 BC. The report provides full background to the project. Read the...
by islayheritage | 17 Dec, 2022 | Uncategorized
The 2022 field season at the post-medieval township of Olistadh in the Rhinns produced the first full survey of the settlement, showing it is much larger than previously thought with several phases of occupation. Two areas were explored by excavation, with one...
by islayheritage | 1 Sep, 2022 | Uncategorized
Islay Heritage conducted excavations at Dunyvaig Castle in 2018, 2019 and 2021. The reports are available here: http://islayheritage.org/dunyvaig/ The castle is a scheduled monument (SM4747) under care of Historic Environment Scotland, while remains in the ownership...
by islayheritage | 20 Mar, 2022 | Uncategorized
The University of Reading and Islay Heritage are pleased to announce a new field project on Islay. This will involve three seasons of fieldwork at the site of Olistadh, located on the Rhinns peninsula. The project will use Olistadh as a case study to explore rural...
