 |
 |
Peter I do tend to record place names of interest, especially where they refer either to a use of a natural feature (Gallows Hill type), a possible settlement otherwise unknown (names with habitational elements such as bosta, by &c) or events (blood & battle names). Also if there's a strong local tradition of use, we've often found that it's worth looking to see if there's supporting evidence on the ground, and even if there isn't, I tend to put in a record for the future. The oral tradition here is coherent enough to justify this on purely archaeological grounds. Also, I think there may be an issue to be considered about the SMR reflecting the local understanding and perception of the landscape as well as the archaeological perception of the landscape. After all, we're maintaining a record for the public as well as the profession. What do you think? Mary Dr Mary MacLeod Regional Archaeologist Arts and Leisure Services Comhairle nan Eilean Siar [log in to unmask] (01851) 703242 -----Original Message----- From: Tees Archaeology <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 19 September 2000 13:24 Subject: Natural features Hello Forum Users Do any of you record natural or unusual landscape features on your SMR's? I am particularly thinking of ones where there is no known archaeology but strong local traditions or names given to natural features such as 'Druids Hill', 'Saxon Mound' etc. We have a particular case up here which is the double of Silbury Hill but completely natural. People are usually devastated, humiliated or just don’t believe me when I tell them this and I thought provision of an official record of the non-archaeological nature of the hill would alleviate this slightly. Peter Rowe Tees Archaeology. ********************************************************************** The contents of this email are confidential and are intended for the use of the individual to whom they are addressed. This footnote confirms that this email message has successfully been virus scanned. Any problems, please contact [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%