Caithness Archaeology

Introduces aspects of the little known archaeological sites and landscapes and the individuals who have investigated the heritage.

Caithness is one of the richest cultural landscapes in Europe with a cornucopia of sites and monuments of outstanding quality in good state of preservation. The relative geographical isolation of the area, traditional landholding and the survival of large estates, combined with the use of flagstone as the main building material since earliest times, has ensured the survival of a wide range of monuments in a profusion unequalled elsewhere in Scotland - chambered cairns, stone settings, brochs, Pictish settlements, wags, castles, harbours and post-medieval settlements, amongst many others.

Over many years the authors have discovered, observed and considered the archaeology, and here present some new interpretations and perspectives which convey the exitement of working on heritage in Caithness.