News  |  Posted November 30, 2018

Available now! PSAS 147

The Society is pleased to announce that Volume 147 of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is now available to Fellows via our brand new platform, hosted by the University of Edinburgh Library. Papers in this year’s journal cover the length and breadth of Scotland and beyond – from the Aeolian Islands to the Outer Hebrides.

We are also delighted that this year’s journal contains three Gold Open Access papers, available to all, continuing our mission to promote Scottish heritage to as wide an audience as possible.

Please see the Table of Contents for this year’s Proceedings below, and follow the links to read the articles.

The full backlist of issues can be explored via our new journal website: journals.socantscot.orgAll papers are free to view after the initial two-year embargo period, while the most recent two years are available only to Society Fellows.

psas-homepage

Obituary: Jenny Wormald https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.0002
Anna Groundwater

Obituary: John Dunbar https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.0003
Geoffrey Stell

Littleferry, Sutherland: an earlier prehistoric coastal site in context https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1248
Richard Bradley, Aaron Watson, Ronnie Scott and Annette Jack

A prehistoric cremation burial at Duns Law Farm, near Duns, Scottish Borders https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1167
Sue Anderson
This paper is published as Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Kisimul, Isle of Barra. Part 2: Archaeology and prehistoric occupation https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1220
Julie Franklin
This paper is published as Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

‘Ava’: a Beaker-associated woman from a cist at Achavanich, Highland, and the story of her (re-) discovery and subsequent study https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1250
Maya Hoole, Alison Sheridan, Angela Boyle, Thomas Booth,Selina Brace, Yoan Diekmann, Iñigo Olalde, Mark G Thomas,Ian Barnes, Jane Evans, Carolyn Chenery, Hilary Sloane, Hew Morrison, Sheena Fraser, Scott Timpany and Derek Hamilton
*This paper was awarded the RBK Stevenson Award
This paper is published as Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Another Pictish cross-of-arcs: an old find from Shetland re-interpreted https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1238
Anna Ritchie

The earliest portrait of St Columba: Cod Sang 555, p 166 https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1245
Jane Geddes

A new chronology for crannogs in north-east Scotland https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1254
Michael J Stratigos and Gordon Noble

The artistic patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany, 1520–30: Vic-le-Comte, the last Sainte  Chapelle
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1251
Bryony Coombs

Scottish Lettering of the 16th century https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1247
Aidan Harrison and Charles J Burnett

The aquatic context of Caisteal Ormacleit, South Uist, Outer Hebrides: Lady Penelope’s chateau and its canals https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1246
Stewart Angus

Hebridean Gaels and the sea in the early 19th century: ‘the streaming ocean of the roadways’ https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1249
Kevin James Grant

Ossianic gold: an enhanced object biography of a Viking Age or Late Norse finger-ring from the Isle of Jura in the collection of Glasgow Museums https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1230
Katinka Dalglish

Stevenson at Vulcano in the late 19th century: a Scottish mining venture in southern Europe https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1255
E Photos-Jones, B Barrett and G Christidis


It’s never too early to start thinking about your submission for next year’s journal! If you are interested in submitting your research for volume 149, please visit or contact editor@socantscot.org for more information.

Publications

Available now! PSAS 147

The Society is pleased to announce that Volume 147 of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is now available to Fellows via our brand new platform, hosted by the University of Edinburgh Library. Papers in this year’s journal cover the length and breadth of Scotland and beyond – from the Aeolian Islands to the Outer Hebrides.

We are also delighted that this year’s journal contains three Gold Open Access papers, available to all, continuing our mission to promote Scottish heritage to as wide an audience as possible.

Please see the Table of Contents for this year’s Proceedings below, and follow the links to read the articles.

The full backlist of issues can be explored via our new journal website: journals.socantscot.orgAll papers are free to view after the initial two-year embargo period, while the most recent two years are available only to Society Fellows.

psas-homepage

Obituary: Jenny Wormald https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.0002
Anna Groundwater

Obituary: John Dunbar https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.0003
Geoffrey Stell

Littleferry, Sutherland: an earlier prehistoric coastal site in context https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1248
Richard Bradley, Aaron Watson, Ronnie Scott and Annette Jack

A prehistoric cremation burial at Duns Law Farm, near Duns, Scottish Borders https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1167
Sue Anderson
This paper is published as Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Kisimul, Isle of Barra. Part 2: Archaeology and prehistoric occupation https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1220
Julie Franklin
This paper is published as Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

‘Ava’: a Beaker-associated woman from a cist at Achavanich, Highland, and the story of her (re-) discovery and subsequent study https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1250
Maya Hoole, Alison Sheridan, Angela Boyle, Thomas Booth,Selina Brace, Yoan Diekmann, Iñigo Olalde, Mark G Thomas,Ian Barnes, Jane Evans, Carolyn Chenery, Hilary Sloane, Hew Morrison, Sheena Fraser, Scott Timpany and Derek Hamilton
*This paper was awarded the RBK Stevenson Award
This paper is published as Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Another Pictish cross-of-arcs: an old find from Shetland re-interpreted https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1238
Anna Ritchie

The earliest portrait of St Columba: Cod Sang 555, p 166 https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1245
Jane Geddes

A new chronology for crannogs in north-east Scotland https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1254
Michael J Stratigos and Gordon Noble

The artistic patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany, 1520–30: Vic-le-Comte, the last Sainte  Chapelle
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1251
Bryony Coombs

Scottish Lettering of the 16th century https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1247
Aidan Harrison and Charles J Burnett

The aquatic context of Caisteal Ormacleit, South Uist, Outer Hebrides: Lady Penelope’s chateau and its canals https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1246
Stewart Angus

Hebridean Gaels and the sea in the early 19th century: ‘the streaming ocean of the roadways’ https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1249
Kevin James Grant

Ossianic gold: an enhanced object biography of a Viking Age or Late Norse finger-ring from the Isle of Jura in the collection of Glasgow Museums https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1230
Katinka Dalglish

Stevenson at Vulcano in the late 19th century: a Scottish mining venture in southern Europe https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.147.1255
E Photos-Jones, B Barrett and G Christidis


It’s never too early to start thinking about your submission for next year’s journal! If you are interested in submitting your research for volume 149, please visit or contact editor@socantscot.org for more information.