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April 2022
• Hardback
• 246mm × 189mm
• 9781908332219
• 304 pages
• 156 colour illustrations
RRP £30.00 £25.00
Radar in Scotland 1938–46
Ian Brown
With histories of each individual station, this book shows how the radar chain operated, how the radar information was processed and used for the air defence of Scotland, and what it was like to live and work on these mostly very remote sites. Featuring many unpublished photographs taken during the war, as well as first-hand accounts from servicemen and women who served on these stations, for the first time this book gives an accurate account of the early warning and navigational aid stations in Scotland and the vital role they played in the Second World War.
September 2021
• Hardback
• 238mm × 300mm
• 9781908332196
• 272 pages
• 176 colour illustrations
Culduthel
An Iron Age Craftworking Centre in North-East Scotland
Candy Hatherley & Ross Murray
‘Culduthel brings together 20 years of painstaking research into the finds to share extraordinary insights into life between 200 BC and AD 200 in the Moray Firth.’
Susy
Macaulay (Press and Journal)
The Iron Age settlement at Culduthel is one of the most significant later prehistoric sites identified in mainland Scotland.
Archaeological excavation in 2005 revealed a craftworking centre which had specialised in the production of iron, bronze and glass objects between the late 1st Millennium BC and early 1st Millennium AD. This volume combines illustrated catalogues of finds with expert analyses to offer a unique insight into manufacture, trade and exchange of an Iron Age community in north-east Scotland.
September 2020
• Hardback
• 300mm × 238mm
• 9781908332172
• 320 pages
• 195 colour illustrations
Darkness Visible
The Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea, from the Bronze Age to the Picts
Ian Armit & Lindsey Büster
Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Research Book of the Year 2021
‘Armit and Büster’s handsomely produced volume transports us back in time to both the late Bronze Age and Roman Iron Age, revealing exciting new evidence for the treatment of the dead in both periods.’
Gordon Noble (Current Archaeology)
The Sculptor’s Cave is one of the most enigmatic prehistoric sites in Britain. Excavated in the 1920s and 1970s, new analysis of the archive has revealed a complex history of funerary and ritual activity from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman Iron Age. Using innovative methods and new techniques, this volume re-examines the results of earlier excavations and places the site in its wider British and European context.
March 2018
• Hardback
• 279mm × 216mm
• 9781908332134
• 296 pages
• 117 colour illustrations
RRP £30.00
£25.00
Native and Roman on the Northern Frontier
Excavations and Survey in a Later Prehistoric Landscape in Upper Eskdale, Dumfriesshire
Roger Mercer
‘An extended and considered perspective on two significant and thought-provoking sites […] set within an impressively broad context.’ Fraser Hunter (Scottish Archaeological Journal)
Native and Roman on the Northern Frontier presents the definitive report of a programme of excavation and survey at two sites south of Eskdalemuir, in the valley of the River White Esk, Dumfriesshire, which have wide-ranging implications for the study of the Iron Age and Roman frontiers. Over two years a small-scale intervention at the Castle O’er hillfort and the total excavation of a unique enclosure at Over Rig were carried out, the results of which are brought together and documented in detail for the first time in this volume.
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
June 2017
• Hardback
• 300mm × 238mm
• 9781908332127
• 352 pages
• Over 550 colour illustrations
RRP £50.00
£45.00
From Goblets to Gaslights
The Scottish Glass Industry 1750–2006
Jill Turnbull
‘The essays are each microcosms of enlightenment.’
Sam McKinstry (Economic History Review)
This book explores the histories of individual flint glassworks in Scotland from the 18th to the 21st century, when Scottish glass production was flourishing. Major works in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Leith are looked at in detail, while other smaller, virtually unknown, producers like the Clyde Flint Glass Company in Greenock are also covered.
July 2016
• Hardback
• 245mm × 308mm
• 9781908332103
• 216 pages
• Over 130 colour illustrations
RRP £25.00
£20.00
The Birth of Industrial Glasgow
The Archaeology of the M74
Michael Nevell
edited by Andrea Smith & Frank Meddens
Winner of the Association for Industrial Archaeology award for Best Commercial Publication 2017
‘The book skilfully takes a multidisciplinary approach, is packed with information, is beautifully illustrated with drawings and photographs throughout, and will appeal to the professional and interested reader alike.’ Frank Coyne (Journal of Irish Archaeology)
This book gives the authoritative overview and synthesis of the M74 Completion Project, and marks a milestone in Scottish Studies of the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. It highlights the innovative methods used in post-excavation analyses of material recovered from massive sites such as the Govan Iron Works and the Caledonian Pottery.
February 2016
• Hardback
• 220mm × 286mm
• 9781908332011
• 233 pages
• 91 colour illustrations
RRP £25.00
£20.00
Living and Dying at Auldhame
The Excavation of an Anglian Monastic Settlement and Medieval Parish Church
Anne Crone & Erlend
Hindmarch, with Alex Woolf
‘The volume’s significance lies in its demonstration of the development and changing use of a medieval church site from para-monastic settlement to parish church and finally private burial lair.’
Sarah Thomas (Scottish Archaeological Journal)
Excavation on the headland at Auldhame has revealed 1,000 years of burial activity and liturgical practice, the nature of which changed over the course of the 1st millennium AD, starting as a monastic settlement established in the 7th century and ultimately ending its life in the 17th century as the burial aisle for its wealthy landowners.
December 2013
• Hardback
• 225mm × 250mm
• 9781908332042
• 512 pages
• Over 200 colour illustrations
RRP £15.00
£10.00
Painting the Town
Scottish Urban History in Art
E
Patricia Dennison,
Stuart Eydmann, Annie Lyell, Michael Lynch & Simon Stronach
‘The authors’ varied academic and professional backgrounds combine to provide an unsurpassed overview of the commonalities and individual distinctions of Scotland’s rich urban heritage.’
Dennis Rodwell (Context)
This book is a stunning visual record of contemporary images of Scotland’s towns and townspeople before photography.
Over 200 paintings, engravings, sketches, and maps offer a unique insight into the changing lifestyle and townscapes of Scotland, capturing a nation transforming from a largely rural society into one of the most urbanised countries in Europe.
September 2013
• Hardback
• 220mm × 287mm
• 9781908332035
• 272 pages
• 210 colour illustrations
RRP £10.00
£5.00
Making for America
Transatlantic Craftsmanship, Scotland and the Americas in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Vanessa Habib, Jim Gray & Sheila Forbes
Every field of the decorative arts in colonial and early America is infused with Scottish culture – from furniture, textiles and weaponry to silver, jewellery, glass and ceramics. Making for America is a fascinating study of the transatlantic relationship between Scottish craftsmanship and the emigrant workers of the 18th and early 19th centuries who embraced a new life in America.
June 2011
• Hardback
• 243mm × 310mm
• 9780903903295
• 224 pages
• 166 colour illustrations
RRP £10.00
£5.00
Winds of Change
The Living Landscapes of
Hirta,
St Kilda Jill Harden & Olivia Lelong
‘A beautifully presented volume which, in many ways, can be regarded as a landmark in archaeological publication.’
Colleen Batey (Medieval Settlement
Research)
The histories and myths associated with the St Kilda archipelago have added intrigue to this remote part of the Western Isles. Many have concentrated on differences rather than similarities in the lifestyles of St Kildans compared to other island communities in the past, but this volume aims to provide another view, encouraging a fresh, integrated focus for island studies.
April 2011
• Hardback
• 223mm × 285mm
• 9780903903387
• 208 pages
• 131 colour illustrations
Stages and Screens
An Investigation of Four Henge Monuments in Northern and North-Eastern Scotland
Richard Bradley
‘As always when Richard Bradley is writing, there is great clarity in the argument and the reader’s interest is engaged and retained throughout the book.’
Anna Ritchie (Antiquity)
The results of four excavations, at Broomend, Pullyhour, Migdale, and Lairg, are brought together in a new account of the henge monuments of Northern Britain, which places a special emphasis on their distinctive character and their extended history.
July 2010
• Hardback
• 220mm × 287mm
• 9780903903257
• 242 pages
• 193 colour illustrations
RRP £10.00
Carpow in Context
A
Late Bronze Age Log Boat from the Tay
David Strachan
‘This handsome volume is a great advertisement for Scottish archaeology in general and the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust in particular.’
Brendan O’Connor (Scottish Archaeological Journal)
The Late Bronze Age Carpow logboat is not only one of the oldest boats from Scotland but also one of the best preserved prehistoric logboats from the British Isles. The challenging excavation and ingenious recovery of the Carpow logboat from the waters of the Tay Estuary required archaeologists, palaeo-environmentalists, conservationists and marine salvage divers to work together in an innovative and multidisciplinary approach.
May 2010
• Hardback
• 233mm × 288mm
• 9780903903493
• 256 pages
• 85 colour illustrations RRP £10.00
Bowmont
An Environmental History of the Bowmont Valley and the Northern Cheviot Hills, 10 000 BC–AD 2000
Richard Tipping
‘An incisive, reflective and sound reconstruction of changing landscapes.’
Kevin
J Edwards (Environmental Archaeology Journal)
This book explores the many ways in which landscapes and the diverse environments within them change through time, focusing on the environmental history of the Bowmont valley in the northern Cheviot. It explains and uses scientific techniques, pollen analysis, the analysis of sediments and geomorphology, combining these with data from archaeological survey, to reconstruct these beautiful hills over the last 11,000 years, and hopefully capture something of the experience of being in them and seeing them change through time.
2008
• Hardback
• 222mm × 280mm
• 9780903903455
• 320 pages
• 125 colour illustrations
RRP £15.00
£10.00
Scotland’s Parliament Site and the Canongate
Archaeology and History
Holyrood Archaeology Project Team
‘This volume’s chief value lies in its wellobserved and detailed structural analysis and its consideration of aspects of the excavated evidence.’ Chris Dalglish (Antiquity)
The site of the new Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh was the focus of archaeological work that illuminated medieval Canongate and unravelled the history of Queensberry House. This volume presents the discoveries of a team of archaeologists, historians and scientists that were brought together to explore the past 900 years of busy urban life in the Old Town of Edinburgh.
2007
• Hardback
• 222mm × 288mm
• 9780903903448
• 272 pages
• 83 colour illustrations
RRP £10.00 £5.00
The Locksmiths Craft in Early Modern Edinburgh
Aaron M Allen
‘[This book is] not only a thorough examination of the lives of the men involved in the locksmith trade in early modern Edinburgh, but also a deeper illustration of the whole of Edinburgh in the period of corporatism before industrialization.’
Krystle Borsa (International Review of Scottish Studies)
The locksmith craft was a vital part of the early modern town. This book explores the lives of the craftsmen, the social structures in which they lived and the remarkable objects which they made from the time of incorporation in the 15th century to the eve of Deacon Brodie, the Industrial Revolution and the breakdown of guild control.
2005
• Hardback
• 223mm × 285mm
• 9780903903356
• 224 pages
• 99 colour illustrations
Kilellan Farm, Ardnave, Islay
Excavations of a Prehistoric to Early Medieval Site by Colin Burgess and Others, 1954–1976
Anna Ritchie
‘Kilellan Farm is an important site and Anna Ritchie must be congratulated on the superb job she has done in pulling together the various archives…’
Alex Gibson (Prehistoric Society website)
The fertile island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides has been a focus for human settlement since earliest times. On its north coast, the sandy grasslands of the Ardnave peninsula were particularly attractive, and excavations at Kilellan have yielded evidence of intermittent activities spanning some 7,000 years from Mesolithic times to the Early Historic period.
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The Society’s silver pin badges were designed, made and engraved in 2017 by talented Scottish Jeweller and Hand Engraver, Karen Wallace.
Silver Pin Badge
£40.00 + p&p
Handmade in Scotland and hallmarked in Edinburgh with design inspired by the Society’s seal.
• Made of solid sterling silver
Silver Pin Badge obverse
Silver Pin Badge reverse
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C H Munday is a family-run business based in Hampshire, England with over hundred years of experience in the design and manufacture of ties and scarves. Their silk products are a testament of high-quality workmanship using finest silk and screen-printing techniques perfected over three generations.
Silk Tie
£30.00 + p&p
The design of this fine tie is inspired by the Society’s seal. The silk printed ties – with all over silver motifs on blue background – were made exclusively for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by C H Munday Ltd.
• Size: 142cm × 9.5cm (at the widest part of the tie)
• Made of silk
Square Scarf
£45.00 + p&p
The design is inspired by the Society’s seal. The silk printed square scarves – with one large silver motif on blue background –were made exclusively for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by C H Munday Ltd.
• Size: 80cm × 80cm
• Made of silk
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Silk Square Scarf
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£32.50 + p&p
The design of this fine tie is of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’s Fellowship tartan. The high-quality wool ties were made exclusively for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by the House of Edgar at its mill in Scotland.
• Size: 150cm × 8cm (at the widest part of the tie)
• Made of fine wool
Wool Scarf
£30.00 + p&p
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Volunteers surveying a region for potential excavation as part of the Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project. (© John A Atkinson)
