The Early Christian and later medieval ecclesiastical site at St Blane's Kingarth, Bute

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1999-11-30
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Laing, Lloyd
Laing, Jennifer
Longley, David
MacDonald, Aidan D. S.
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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A reappraisal of the Early Christian monastic site of St Blane's, Kingarth, Isle of Bute, began in 1997. Following a week of field survey including geophysical work a limited area was excavated which had previously been investigated in 1896, south-west of the present churchyard, as well as one small cutting adjacent to the south-east corner of the churchyard. The documentary and other evidence for the early monastery is discussed and the results of both episodes of archaeological work — in 1896 and 1997 — are described. Discusses the 1896 and 1997 archaeological investigations of the monastery and associated structures and reviews the literature and documentation related to the foundation dating back to the sixth century. Comparisons are drawn with Whithorn, Galloway, in terms of the layout of the monastic complex . A D S Macdonald writes on `Early Kingarth' (553--5).
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Monastic , Monastery , Bute , Early Kingarth , Medieval , Scotland
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Laing, L., Laing, J., Longley, D., & Macdonald, A. D. S. (1999) 'The Early Christian and later medieval ecclesiastical site at St Blane’s Kingarth, Bute', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 128, 551-565. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.128.551.565
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