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The Recessed Platforms of Argyll, Bute and Inverness
Elizabeth B. Rennie
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Throughout the west of Scotland, recessed platforms have been discovered and recorded and 105 groups are known. Twenty years ago they were thought to have been used for making Charcoal for 19th-century iron furnaces. This new research argues that they were the foundations for wooden structures which were later reused, though their date remains unknown.
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Front Cover
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Copyright
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Contents
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LIST OF PLATES
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The Recessed Platforms of the West of Scotland — (A Summary)
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SECTION 1: SURVEY PROCEDURE, DESCRIPTIONS, AND LISTS
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SURVEY PROCEDURE
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GROUPS OF PLATFORMS IN COWAL AND BUTE (Area a.)
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DUNLOSKIN, ARDNADAM: Group 1
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ARDENTRAIVE, COLINTRAIVE Kyles of Bute: Group 2
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ARDTARAIG, LOCH STRIVEN: Group 3
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BARMORE WOOD, BUTE: Group 4
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BARNACARRY, STRATHLACHLAN: Group 5
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CREGGANS, LETITR A’CHUILINN, STRACHUR: Group 6
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CRAIGNAFEOCH, MILLHOUSE, KILFINNAN: Group 7
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FEORLINE, LOCH RIDDEN: Group 8
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GLENBRANTER: Group 10
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GLENDARUEL: Group 11
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KILMUN HILL: Group 12
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LEPHINCHAPEL N, S and GORTIAN: Groups 13 and 14
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LOCHHEAD, LOCH RIDDON: Group 15
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ARDCHUPLE: Group 16
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GROUPS OF PLATFORMS IN ARGYLL (outwith Cowal) (Area b.)
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DIPPEN, CARRADALE: Group 28
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CARRADALE, NORTH SHORE: Group 29
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CLAONAIG, Allt a’Bhuic, KINTYRE: Group 30
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ALTAGALVASH, SKIPNESS: Group 31
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ALLT BEITHE, SKIPNESS: Group 32
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GOLF COURSE, TARBERT: Group 33
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DUNMORE, W LOCH TARBERT: Group 34
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ERINES HOUSE, Talbert: Group 35
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ARTILIGAN, S of Inverneil: Group 36
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COVE, Loch Caolisport: Group Number 37
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BALLYAURGAN, Loch Caolisport: Group 38
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BRENFIELD, Ardrishaig: Group 39
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TAYNISH, TAYVALLICHARCOAL, LOCH SWEEN: Group 40
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DIUNLIATH, Loch Fyne: Group 41
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SONACHAN, LOCH AWE: Group 43
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ARDENSTUR, KILMELFORD: Group 44
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KNIPOCH, LOCH FEOCHAN: Group 45
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DALAVICH, LOCH AWE: Group 88
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CLAIS DHEARG, CONNEL: Group 46
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EAS NAM MEIRLEACH,TAYNUILT: Group 47
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AUCHENLOCHAN, TAYNUILT: Group 48
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MUCKAIRN, TAYNUILT: Group 49
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BRIDGE of AWE, TAYNUILT: Group 50
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INVERAWE, NE side of River AWE: Group 51
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ARD MADDY, E side of Loch Etive: Group 52
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AIRD TRILLEACHAN, W side of Loch Etive: Group 53
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GUALACHULAIN, Loch Etive Head: Group 54
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BLARCREEN, BONAWE: Group 55
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COIRE CIRCE, S side of Loch Creran: Group 56
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ALLT BEALLACH na h—INNSIG, Glen Ure: Group 57
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BARNAMUC, Glen Creran: Group 58
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GROUPS OF PLATFOR MS IN NORTH ARGYLL AND INVERNESS (Area c.)
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KINLOCHLEVEN, LOCH LEVEN: Group 60
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GRASSPOINT, MULL: Group 62
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LOCH BA, MULL: Group 63
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GLEN NEVIS Centred on N 160 690
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RESIPOLE, LOCH SUNART (N side): Group 65
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CAMUS BHLATHAIN and ALLT COIRE and TSUIDHE LOCH SHELL: Group 66
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GARBH ALLT, LOCH SHEIL: Group 67
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ARDERY, ARDNAMURCHAN: Group 68
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GLEANN AN DUBHH CHOIREIN: Group 73
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RUBHA NAN SGRIOB, SCAMADALE, LOCHSHELL: Group 74
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GUESACHAN, NORTH LOCH SHELL: Group75
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ROSHVEN PLANTATION, LOCH AILORT: Group 76
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SALEN OAK WOOD, LOCH SUNART: Group 77
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ALLT FEADAN MHIC BHEATHAIN, LOCH SHEIL: Group 78
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Groups 79, 80, 81, 82, 84
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GLEANN SUILEAG, FASSFERN LOCH EIL: Group 85
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CLUNES, LOCH LOCHY: Group 86
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ARIENAS WOODS, MORVEN: Group 87
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DOIRE DON WOOD, LOCH LINNHE: Group 89
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WOODEND, LOCH SUNART: Group 90
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BARR, MORVEN: Group 91
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LOCH AILORT: Group 92
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APPENDIX
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SECTION 2: THE EXCAVATION OF TEN RECESSED PLATFORMS
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Introduction
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Index of Figures
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DUNLOSKIN/ARDNADAM: PLATFORM 9
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DUNLOSKIN / ARDNADAM: Platform 24
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DUNLOSIGN / ARDNADAM: Platform 28
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GUALACHULAIN, LOCH ETIVE HEAD: Platform 9
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BARMORE WOOD, BUTE: Platform 2
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ARDENTRAIVE, COLINTRAIVE: Platform 28
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DIPPEN, CARRADALE: Platform 12
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LEN-LIN-CHAPEL (S), LOCH FYNE: Platform 45
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TAYNISH, TAYVALLICH, LOCH SWEEN: Platform 4
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TAYNISH, TAYVALLICH, LOCH SWEEN: Platform 16
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DISCUSSION OF THE RELATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEN PLATFORMS EXCAVATED AND SOME CONCLUSIONS WHICH CAN BE DEDUCED
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EXCAVATIONS OF OTHER PLATFORMS
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SECTION 3: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
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Introduction
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Description of Platforms
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Reasons for challenging the accepted interpretation
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(1) The Practices and Traditions of the Professional Charcoal Burners
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(2) The methods used in Scotland in 18th and 19th centuries
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(3) The negative evidence given by J M Lindsay
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(4) The evidence recorded from survey and field work
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(5) The evidence obtained from excavation
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Excavations of other Platforms
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Dating
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CONCLUSIONS DEDUCED FROM THE RESEARCH
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Settlements of Pasturalists
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Dating of the hillside settlements
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The concentration and position of Platform Groups
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Association with Early Christian sites
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The change from round to rectangular construction
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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PLATES
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Published: 1997
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407318813 (ebook)
- 9780860548492 (paperback)
BAR Number: B253