Ancient History and Heritage of Strathearn Begins to Be Recognised

There were more
than a few stares and scratching of
heads last week when well known Civil Engineering contractor Murphy
started to erect a circle
of timber adjacent to the
entrance to the Strathearn Campus !
This was in fact the culmination of much work , talk and discussion following the discovery in 2011 at Pittentian near Crieff of what appeared to be a timber circle of great antiquity . It had been identified during a survey in advance of the construction of the Beauly to Denny power line which was scheduled to bisect the Strath transmitting power to the Central Belt .
Thanks to the funding provided by Scottish and Southern Energy , Northlight Heritage undertook a detailed excavation on the site which lies approximately half a mile east of the Campus and the ancient Cursus unearthed during its construction .
One of the problems when dealing with archaeology of this vintage is that in most cases there are no physical remains left to see in t…
This was in fact the culmination of much work , talk and discussion following the discovery in 2011 at Pittentian near Crieff of what appeared to be a timber circle of great antiquity . It had been identified during a survey in advance of the construction of the Beauly to Denny power line which was scheduled to bisect the Strath transmitting power to the Central Belt .
Thanks to the funding provided by Scottish and Southern Energy , Northlight Heritage undertook a detailed excavation on the site which lies approximately half a mile east of the Campus and the ancient Cursus unearthed during its construction .
One of the problems when dealing with archaeology of this vintage is that in most cases there are no physical remains left to see in t…