Murray Cook

Dr Murray Cook, MA Hons, MCIfA FSA Scot is Stirling Council’s Archaeologist, an Honorary Research Fellow at Stirling University, as well as teaching a course on Stirling at Forth Valley College. As co-director of Rampart Scotland, he also runs regular training digs and is the author of three popular books on Stirling: The Anvil of Scottish History, Digging into Stirling’s Past and Bannockburn and Stirling Bridge: Exploring Scotland’s Two Greatest Battles.

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

Castlehill Wood (re-)Dun: Reinterpreting a Stirling Oddity

Murray Cook

This paper reinterprets Feachem’s 1950s excavation of Castlehill Wood dun, revealing a roofed pre‑Roman structure with cells and galleries linked to wider Iron Age architectural and ritual traditions. It also republishes artefact reviews from West Plean Homestead and Gallow Hill, clarifying Stirling’s complex settlement history. READ MORE

Paperback: £22.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99

White Castle: The Evaluation of an Upstanding Prehistoric Enclosure in East Lothian

Murray Cook

This book describes the results of a four-year research programme of archaeological works (2010-3), at the later prehistoric enclosure of White Castle, East Lothian. The excavations demonstrated a clear sequence of enclosure development over time, whereby the design and visual impact often appeared to be more important than defence alone. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00