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The 2022 excavation report of Rubha Port an t-Seilich
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.
The 2022 fieldwork report for Olistadh
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...
Conservation Assessment of Dunyvaig Castle
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...
Olistadh: A new archaeology project for Islay
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...