Stirlingshire - An inventory of the Ancient Monuments

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) was established in 1908 by Royal Warrant to create a permanent record of Scotland’s built heritage — its ancient monuments, archaeological sites, and historic buildings. Its founding reflected a growing national awareness of the need to preserve knowledge of the country’s cultural and architectural legacy, particularly as industrialisation, urban expansion, and agricultural change threatened to erase traces of the past.

At its core, RCAHMS served as Scotland’s national body for surveying, recording, and interpreting the physical remains of human activity across the landscape. Its primary duty was to identify and document sites of historical and archaeological importance, ranging from prehistoric stone circles and Iron Age brochs to medieval castles, churches, farmsteads, and later industrial structures. The Commission’s work aimed not only to preserve knowledge through documentation but also to advise on protection and conservation measures, ensuring that key monuments were safeguarded for future generations.

These 2 volumes published in 1963 provide a detailed examination of all the principle historic sites and buildings in the county of Stirlingshire and include the Castle of Stirling, other towers and castles, churches and country houses of the 17th and 18th century as well as structures connected with the first industrial developments. Earlier periods are represented by a section of the Antonine Wall which traversed the county, together with the associated Roman remains, as well as a series of early Iron Age structures - forts, duns and a broch.

The folding map at the back of volume 2 shows the location of all the examined sites and structures.

These are two fine volumes. The unclipped original dustcovers do show some signs of wear and tear especially around the edges but are otherwise clean and bright. Inside the pages with the pull out map (volume 2) and all the folding plans are all present and in good condition.

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