The Prehistory of Kilmartin Glen and the New Kilmartin Museum

Speaker: Dr Sharon Webb, MBE

Kilmartin Glen in Argyll is one of Scotland’s most important Prehistoric landscapes.  Monuments include burial and ritual sites, ranging from rock art sites, to cairns and standing stones as well as stone and timber circles.  Many artefacts of international significance have been found here also.  This archaeology reveals a story of connection to other important ritual centres in the Neolithic and Bronze Age, the sharing of ideas and ways of understanding the world across a wide area. 

In September 2024, a new £8 million Museum facility opened to celebrate this special place, and to provide a safe home where we can care for over 40,000 archaeological artefacts. This talk will outline the archaeology as we understand it today, and discuss its meaning and importance, and also touch on the ways in which we developed the exhibition for the new Museum.