The Kilmartin Museum |
The Kilmartin Museum, which has reopened following a redevelopment work, acts as a custodian of the artefacts that come from Kilmartin Glen, one of Scotland’s richest prehistoric landscapes.
The Museum houses a collection of some 11,000 prehistoric artefacts that offers a fascinating insight into the lives those inhabiting the area over the last 12,000 years.
Highlights include:
- the remains of a Bronze Age woman found in Kilmartin Glen, displayed alongside a reconstruction of her face, allowing visitors to look into the eyes of their ancestor
- Mesolithic flint core, 12,000 years old, one of few artefacts representing some of the first evidence of human presence in Kilmartin Glen
- Axe heads, possibly buried as part of a ceremony, one has stylistic qualities the are traditionally Irish and the other typically Scottish, and
- three Beaker pots, from a grave of a person who originated on the continent.
The Museum also showcases over 60 loans from National Museums Scotland including:
- the Poltalloch jet necklace – a piece of internationally important Bronze Age jewellery from Kilmartin Glen, and
- the Glebe Cairn vessel, with a view towards the Bronze Age cairn it was found in.
Paul Campbell Near to the Museum are several prehistoric sites including:
- Kilmichael Glassary Rock Art - Rock art some 5,000-year-old featuring motifs such as cup and ring marks.
- Linear cemetery - A 2km long line of five cairns, dating about 5,000 to 3,500 years ago.
* www.kilmartin.org
* Hannah at hannahk@thecornershoppr.com
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