Native and Roman on the northern frontier
Subtitle: excavations and survey in a later prehistoric landscape in Upper Eskdale, Dumfriesshire
By: Roger Mercer ; with contributions by Lin Barnetson [and 3 others]
Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781908332134
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology); Roman Antiquities; Antiquities
Description: This volume presents the results of a small-scale intervention at the Castle O'er hillfort and the total excavation of a unique enclosure at Over Rig. The text presents key findings from the excavations, revealing the long sequence of use at Castle O'er hillfort, including an extensive earthwork enclosure system believed to have been a mechanism to control large numbers of animals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index.