Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Upcoming Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates:
Thursday, 9 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 23 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 30 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
During these times, some functionality such as image purchasing may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Dr John Xavier Wellington Patrick Corcoran
551 494
Description Dr John Xavier Wellington Patrick Corcoran
Date 1961 to 1972
Collection Dr John Xavier Wellington Patrick Corcoran
Catalogue Number 551 494
Category All Other
Scope and Content A collection of photographs and drawings from research and excavations, mainly of chambered cairns in Wigtownshire and Caithness, 1961-72.
Archive History Presented to RCAHMS by the Scottish Development Department.
System of Arrangement The collection is arranged by excavation.
Related Material For material relating to excavations at Camster Long Cairn, see 551/112/3/75.
Access Conditions There are no restrictions upon access.
Administrative History A lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, John Corcoran (1927-75) was a specialist in prehistoric archaeology. Between 1961 and 1972 he carried out a series of important excavations of chambered cairns in highland and south-western Scotland.
Accruals No further accruals are expected.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1497331
