This award was funded through a generous donation from Dr Peter Murray FSAScot.  

What the Award Recognises

This award is given are awarded in recognition of original research published by the Society on the history of Scotland from the medieval to Early Modern periods (c AD 500 to AD 1700) and set within a British and/or European context. For the purposes of this award, history is defined as encompassing all fields of study except archaeology. All papers submitted for publication in the  Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PSAS)  which meet the criteria are considered for the award. 

Amount 

£200 plus prestigious silver medal  

Deadlines

The annual deadline for submission to the Proceedings  is  30 November  each year. 

Decisions

All papers submitted for publication in PSAS  which meet the criteria are considered for the award by the Editorial Advisory Board and the Grants and Awards Committee.   

Winners are announced at the Society’s Annual General Meeting held the following November. 

How to Apply

To find out how to submit a paper for publication to the Society, please visit our Publish in PSAS webpage. Additional information can be requested from Kate Bailey, Editorial Manager, at editor@socantscot.org. 

Past Winners

Murray Prize for History presentation

2023 Gordon M Reynolds Asking for forgiveness as an aspect of crusade: case studies from 13th-century Scotland (PSAS 152)

2021 Rachel Meredith Davis Material evidence? Re-approaching elite women’s seals and charters in late medieval Scotland (PSAS 150)

2019 Bryony Coombs John Stuart, Duke of Albany and his contribution to military science in Scotland and Italy, 1514–36 (PSAS 148)

2017 No award

2015 No award

2013 Laura Paterson The Witches’ Sabbath in Scotland (PSAS 142)