Stef North-Sagrott

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Trade Unionist; Archaeologist; Senior Cultural Resources Advisor for the Historic Scotland Properties in Care

A bald man wearing a maroon shirt stands next to a poster
Wicked wild wastes or sunlit uplands? Glencoe and Rannoch Moor in the 17th & 18th centuries. Tomorrow, Wed 13 May - 'Many of Scotland's upland landscapes are perceived as empty 'wildernesses'. This presentation by Dr Eddie Stewart (Archaeology Scotland) will explore how archaeology can offer alternative narratives towards our upland landscapes.' 7pm to 9pm | Paterson's Land, EH8 8AQ | £3 donation - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society.
Sometime after the holidays I shall be glad if we can put our heads together regarding the rescuing of archaeological as opposed to architectural information at Ministry of Works sites where work is carried out without the constant supervision of an archaeologist. You have, I suspect, been fighting a rather lone battle in the Ministry on this head, but perhaps the support of the Museum and the Society of Antiquaries as well, should be invoked to secure success, and to put an end to the state of affairs inherited from your predecessors, which resulted in the Ministry’s excavations, being, in the words of Sir George Macdonald, ‘official secrets’.
An interpretation panel in front of the entrance to Rispain Camp
Cairn Holy I with its forecourt area. The sea is visible beyond
The Buckstone, a smallish stone on a plinth is pictured next to a holly bush with a stone wall behind
A view of Lorn (also known as Bonawe) Furnace. A drystone building in the Cumbrian style, the 'charging house' is in the main, with formers workers housing behind it (still ocupied). In the background is the hill called Beinn Duirinnis
Professor Steve Driscoll in a blue jacket stands next to the Sun Stone which features a cross carved with interlace and a figure on an animal below
A large standing stone in a field, a number of cup marks and cup & rings are visible on the face of the stone and there is lichen growth on the top of the stone
A stone that looks like a prehistoric standing stone but inscribed with "Asda Price Promise Permanently [text obscured] prices [text obscured]. The stone is by a Drystone wall and vegetation grows around it
An image of an exhibition at Dumbarton Castle with artefacts and information boards
A bald man stands beside a standing stone whilst others look thrilled he is talking
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