Finding out about the Dark Ages

General introductions to Dark Age Britain include:
· "Arthur's Britain: history and archaeology" by Leslie Alcock, 1971
· "Celtic Britain" by Charles Thomas, 1997
· "Picts, Gaels and Scots" by Sally Foster,1996

More detailed information on the local area can be found in:
· "Wild Men and Holy Places" by Daphne Brooke, 1995
· "The Early Crosses of Dumfries and Galloway" by W G Collingwood (Whithorn Trust and D&GNHAAS reprint 1988)
· "Whithorn and St Ninian: the excavation of a monastic town" by Peter Hill, 1997
· "Galloway Land and Lordship" edited by Richard Oram and Geoffrey Stell, 1991

A good introduction to the general archaeology of the area is:
· "Exploring Scotland's Heritage: Dumfries and Galloway" by Geoffrey Stell, 1996

There are permanent displays of local archaeology in:
· Stranraer Museum
· The Stewartry Museum,
· Dumfries Museum


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Dark age trail

This tour is based on the leaflet produced by Dumfries and Galloway Museums Service with assistance from Solway Heritage and Galloway Groundbase..