The South West is home to a vast array of significant archaeological sites, including some of the earliest evidence of human occupation in Scotland at Starr and Smittons, a Neolithic village at Dreghorn, the world-famous medieval priory at Whithorn and the towering remains of the industrial past at the Barony A Frame in East Ayrshire. This new project will showcase the value and research potential of sites like these across North, East and South Ayrshire, as well as Dumfries and Galloway.
SWSARF will not only review what archaeologists know about the region’s complex past but also explore questions still to be answered. The approach to compiling this resource will be an open one. Draft chapters and research tools are being shared early in the delivery process to enable all to comment and guide the emerging framework.
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