by islayheritage | 1 Feb, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are no foxes but plenty of geese on Islay today. But both were present in the 16th period as pieces in medieval board game known as ‘fox and geese’. The 2021 excavations at Dunyvaig Castle discovered large slabs of slate engraved with criss-cross diagonal lines...
by BenGreet | 6 May, 2020 | Uncategorized
The full excavation report from last year’s Dunyvaig excavation has just been released! Click the link below to read a full account of all the exciting discoveries from summer 2019. The Dunyvaig Excavation Report...
by BenGreet | 8 Dec, 2019 | Uncategorized
In early October, Islay Heritage carried out an archaeological evaluation at the site of a crannog in the partly drained Loch nan Deala near Keills. This is the second time we have come to this intriguing site having conducted detailed topographic and geophysical...
by BenGreet | 6 Oct, 2019 | Uncategorized
During the summer, Professor Steven Mithen and Sarah Lambert-Gates travelled to briefly survey the ruins of a chapel found on the Isle of Texa. The chapel is dated to the Medieval period and was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. Some 16th century records show...
by BenGreet | 6 Oct, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’ve just released the interim report of our Dunyvaig and Hinterland Assessment Project 2018/2019. The project aimed to answer five questions and the report details how far we have come in getting these answers. To read the report, just click the button...
by BenGreet | 15 Sep, 2019 | Uncategorized
We have completed another exciting season of excavation at Dunyvaig this summer. You can read all about the excavation and its results in our excavation report by clicking the link below. The Dunyvaig Excavation Report...
