Around Crieff and Strathearn by Colin Mayall

At an archaeological level, the circle is a half size version of a timber circle with central four poster found and excavated at nearby Pittentian during excavations in advance of the Beauly to Denny power line. A new timber circle for the town, constructed within the Strathearn Community Campus. These could well be inspired by one or more ancient monumental forms, but with modern utility.Ī fantastic example of this has, within the past few weeks, been built in Crieff, Perth and Kinross. Why don’t we still erect stone circles and timber posts? And I am not just thinking here about reconstructions of damaged or destroyed prehistoric monuments (although of course there is a role for this kind of thing), but also of new monuments, built today from scratch. My engagement with the Sighthill stone circle is where I started to think about this. Megaliths, henges and other monuments are being built now in increasing numbers, with numerous contemporary functions. But in the past few years this trend has changed. They have been falling apart, eroded, damaged and diminished in number. I think that the answer to these questions is yes, and in the next few posts, I want to look at a few contemporary prehistoric style monuments that have been built recently, and the potential social, educational and environmental benefits they are bringing.įor thousands of years, prehistoric monuments have been in decline. Can urban prehistory help contribute to the improvement of our landscape today and to social well being? Is there a demand for the construction of new prehistoric monuments? Is it possible to re-engage people with their landscape and their past by drawing inspiration from stuff that happened thousands of years ago?

Around Crieff and Strathearn by Colin Mayall