Re: Cattle prices west of Scotland

Malcolm wrote:

> Thanks for the additional info. You're right that the "management" of
> some bogs goes back millennia. There have been a number of
> archaeological finds which show use of peat and/or bogs. A fine pot
> about 15 inches high and nearly 10 inches across at its widest was
> found here by someone cutting their domestic peats a few years ago.
> It looked as it had been carefully placed in the ground at a deeper
> level than could have accumulated in the c.3000 years since it was
> buried. It is presumed to have contained ashes.

This area has at least 3 burial cairns and well marked bronze age field
boundarys - dates ?? early bronze age.
The Field boundarys are rather handy now its got so mucky :~)) - some of
the few bits of struggling heather we could get across !
Its fascinating how well occupied and worked all these areas were for SO
many years - just in this tiny corner of the world we have so many remains
from the various past civilisations. We spent an hour investigating the
first seat of the Scottish Kings a couple of days ago. Its just a lump of
rock in the village behind some trees -- until you actually get up there. We
were taken aback at the size of the place. You could certainly have
supported a lot of Picts and Celts living up there :~)

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