Archaeologists used aerial LIDAR tech on the west side of the Isle of Arran and now claim there is a huge, hidden Neolithic ritual site just below the topsoil.
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It is one way of getting in touch with the ancestors, though perhaps a bit more ghoulish than simply researching a family tree. Experts at the University of Glasgow is to embark on an investigation of a modern-day phenomenon which has seen a rise in the number of people wishing to be buried like their prehistoric forebears. The new trend has seen modern versions of prehistoric burial mounds called barrows being built to contain the cremation ashes of the deceased. There are now over ten of these buildings in operation or in the planning process across the UK, each with design elements taken from megalithic burial mounds from the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
CLYDEBANK’S retired MSP has called on the renowned Cochno Stone to be given special environmental protection. Gil Paterson says he’s been “amazed” at the interest shown in the stone, in Auchnacraig Park in Faifley, since it was excavated in 2016. The stone is one of the largest and most spectacular panels of prehistoric rock-art in Britain. The markings on the stone’s surface were probably carved between 3000 and 2000BC. The carvings were first recorded in the 1880s, but the stone was buried in 1965 to protect it from vandalism before being excavated five years ago. Mr Paterson - for whom today (Wednesday) is his last day as the town’s MSP - said: “I have been working with Dr Kenny Brophy of Glasgow University, the Knowes Housing Association, Faifley Community Council, West Dunbartonshire Council, Historic Environment Scotland and local schools and organisations since 2016, when Kenny and his team first excavated the site of the Cochno Stone revealing j