Welcome to the Society's collection of open access e-books about Scotland's past.

Spotlights

  • Rhum: Mesolithic and Later Sites at Kinloch, Excavations 1984–86

    Rhum

    Spotlight

    '[M]ajor contribution to Scottish Mesolithic Studies.'

    – Tony Pollard (Glasgow Archaeological Journal)

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  • Anatomy of an Iron Age Roundhouse: The Cnip Wheelhouse Excavations, Lewis

    Anatomy of an Iron Age Roundhouse

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    'Thorough, thought-provoking and beautifully written.'

    – J D Hill (British Museum)

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  • The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall

    The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall

    Spotlight

    'For those with an interest in either the antiquarian history of Britain or the study of Roman frontiers, this excellent volume provides a significant and attractive addition to the literature.'

    – Richard Hingley (Scottish Archaeological Journal)

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Cover for The Traprain Law Environs Project: Fieldwork and Excavations 2000–2004 The Traprain Law Environs Project: Fieldwork and Excavations 2000–2004
Colin Haselgrove
May 26, 2023
Cover for The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall
Lawrence Keppie (Author)
April 28, 2023
Cover for Rhum: Mesolithic and Later Sites at Kinloch, Excavations 1984–86 Rhum: Mesolithic and Later Sites at Kinloch, Excavations 1984–86
Caroline R Wickham-Jones
November 11, 2022
Cover for Anatomy of an Iron Age Roundhouse: The Cnip Wheelhouse Excavations, Lewis Anatomy of an Iron Age Roundhouse: The Cnip Wheelhouse Excavations, Lewis
Ian Armit
September 30, 2022
Cover for Darkness Visible: The Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea, from the Bronze Age to the Picts Darkness Visible: The Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea, from the Bronze Age to the Picts
Ian Armit, Lindsey Büster
June 15, 2022
Cover for 'Remember Now Thy Creator': Scottish Girls' Samplers, 1700–1872 'Remember Now Thy Creator': Scottish Girls' Samplers, 1700–1872
Naomi E A Tarrant (Author)
March 11, 2022
Cover for Culduthel: An Iron Age Craftworking Centre in North-East Scotland Culduthel: An Iron Age Craftworking Centre in North-East Scotland
Candy Hatherley, Ross Murray
February 18, 2022
Cover for The Fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880–1977: ‘The most powerful naval fortress in the British Empire’ The Fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880–1977: ‘The most powerful naval fortress in the British Empire’
Gordon J Barclay, Ron Morris (Author)
January 14, 2022
Cover for A Fragmented Masterpiece: Recovering the Biography of the Hilton of Cadboll Pictish Cross-Slab A Fragmented Masterpiece: Recovering the Biography of the Hilton of Cadboll Pictish Cross-Slab
Heather F James, Isabel Henderson, Sally M Foster, Siân Jones
November 5, 2021
Cover for Bearsden: A Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall Bearsden: A Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall
David J Breeze
May 29, 2020
Cover for Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness: Changing Ideologies in North-East Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth Century AD Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness: Changing Ideologies in North-East Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth Century AD
Martin Carver, Justin Garner-Lahire, Cecily Spall
June 28, 2019
Cover for The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition: Essays to mark the bicentenary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1780–1980 The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition: Essays to mark the bicentenary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1780–1980
A S Bell
June 27, 2019