Excavating the Hebrides

For the fifth segment of my Scottish travels, I will head west to the Inner and Outer Hebrides. As a reminder, these columns on Scotland are dedicated to the memory of Katharine MacDonald (1976-2022), an old friend, outstanding archaeologist, and proud Scotswoman, who had a particular love of the Highlands and Islands, even spending time participating in fieldwork on South Uist while a student. The medieval religious communities on Iona have featured several times in Current Archaeology. CA 292 provided an overview of the archaeology. An excellent starting point for my journey around this region are two multi-period maritime surveys that featured in CA 219 and 258 (June 2008 and Septem