David Strachan

David Strachan has over 35 years’ experience of curatorial field archaeology in Wales, England, and Scotland, working at both national and county level. As ‘county archaeologist’ with Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust over the last 25 of these, he has led several research projects, often delivered through community archaeology. These include the recovery of the Late Bronze Age Carpow logboat, excavation of early medieval longhouses in the uplands of Glen Shee, and Iron Age forts around the Tay estuary, also published by Archaeopress.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

King's Seat, Dunkeld: Excavations of a Royal Centre of the Southern Picts, 2017-21

David Strachan

King’s Seat fort near Dunkeld, once lost to archaeology, was rediscovered in 2015 and revealed as a high-status Pictish royal site. Excavations uncovered metalworking, trade, and feasting evidence. Its later abandonment reflects shifts in power and religious influence, linking prehistory to medieval Scotland. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

Three Forts on the Tay: Excavations at Moncreiffe, Moredun and Abernethy, Perth and Kinross 2014–17

David Strachan

Despite a resurgence in Scottish fort studies, few sites have been investigated, especially at the scale reported in this volume. Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (with AOC Archaeology Group) excavated three hilltop forts on the Tay estuary to explore their enclosing works and internal buildings, uncovering an impressive assemblage of small finds. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00 | Open Access

Early Medieval Settlement in Upland Perthshire: Excavations at Lair, Glen Shee 2012-17

David Strachan

Excavation of seven turf buildings at Lair in Glen Shee confirms the introduction of Pitcarmick buildings to the hills of north-east Perth and Kinross in the early 7th century AD. Clusters of these at Lair, and elsewhere in the hills, are interpreted as integrated, spatially organised farm complexes comprising byre-houses and outbuildings. READ MORE

Hardback: £29.00 | Open Access

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