Uist crannog survey part 1: Desk-based assessment and preliminary site visits, 2020-22

Abstract

This document is the first of two reports detailing the results of desk-based assessment and survey carried out in relation to all known crannogs (and related sites of potential interest) across the southern part of the Outer Hebrides island chain in North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra (and associated smaller islands).

The Uist Crannog Survey (2020-22), undertaken as part of the wider ‘Islands of Stone’ project (see below), consisted of four main stages of work:

1. Desk-based assessment of all known ‘archaeological island’ sites in the Outer Hebrides
2. Preliminary site visits to as many Stage 1 sites as possible
3. Automated ‘machine learning’ analysis of all islands in the Outer Hebrides in order to identify potential sites of interest not currently in the ‘known’ archaeological record
4. Underwater and detailed landscape survey at key sites of interest identified during Stages 2 and 3

This report presents the results of Stages 1-3. The results of Stage 4, a more detailed survey of 37 sites undertaken in July 2022, are outlined within a separate document – Uist Crannog Survey Part 2
(Blankshein, Garrow & Sturt 2023).

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ORCID for Stephanie Blankshein: orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-9180

ORCID for Fraser Sturt: orcid.org/0000-0002-3010-990X

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