Being an island community archaeology has always played an important part of the social activities on Bute. The late, well known local archaeologist, Miss Dorothy Marshall, left a legacy that many of us continue to pursue today.
When the opportunity arose for us to become involved in the Scotland’s Rock Art project we were excited to be able to participate. Buteshire Natural History Society has a proud history of being involved in projects outwith the island which gives us the opportunity to promote both the island and its archaeology. This project is no different and, under the auspices of the newly named Bute Museum and Natural History Society, we are looking forward to adding to our local knowledge as well as promoting Bute’s rock art image to a wider audience.
Our current team have a mixed level of interests. Some of our group are more interested in learning about the photographic side of the project, whilst many of us are happy to increase our local knowledge of Bute’s archaeology, and, in particular to locate and photograph the current known sites of cup and ring marks, as well as recording any new discoveries along the way.
Members of the Bute team