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Doon Hill
October 06, 2024 · 34 min

Matthew untangles a decades-long controversy with an archeaologist who has the most incredibly life-long association with the site of these two neolithic timber halls. It's just as well Ian Ralston's story is so good because there's almost nothing to see at the site itself!

3'34 Introduction

5'00 What are we seeing at Doon Hill?

9'25 It's huge! One of the biggest buildings until medieval cathedrals were built

17'13 The discovery of Doon Hill

19'28 Interpretation and reinterpretation

22'43 Unpicking the errors and potential misleading work of Brian Hope Taylor

28'06 Ian's childhood association with the site

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