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=== Guido's excavations ===
=== Guido's excavations ===
In 1953, two separate crannogs were discovered in the loch after the water level was lowered. They were both excavated in 1955 by [[Peggy Guido]] (named C M Piggott in the excavation reports due to her marriage to [[Stuart Piggott]]).<ref name=":0" />
In 1953, two separate crannogs were discovered in the loch after the water level was lowered. They were both excavated in 1955 by [[Peggy Guido]] (named C M Piggott in the excavation reports due to her marriage to [[Stuart Piggott]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


The first of the two sites, "Milton Loch 1", is located in the northwest section of the loch.<ref name=":0" /> Excavations began in the Autumn. Guido dated it to the 2nd century AD but after [[radiocarbon dating]] it was found be from the 5th century BC (Iron age).<ref>{{Cite web |title=build-up |url=http://www.highland-pony.com/loch%20awe/set%20the%20scene.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.highland-pony.com}}</ref> The crannog is made largely of timber, including timber flooring. However, the materials were damaged by [[Microorganism|microorganisms]] in the loch.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dixon |first=Nicholas |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56539532 |title=The crannogs of Scotland : an underwater archaeology |date=2004 |publisher=Tempus |isbn=978-0-7524-3151-2 |location=Stroud |oclc=56539532}}</ref> The foundations of the crannog remain, in the form of a "small stone covered island". Artifacts retrieved from the site include a fish-club, plough-head,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rees |first=Sian E. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15315990 |title=Ancient agricultural implements |date=1981 |publisher=Shire Publications |isbn=0-85263-535-4 |location=Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK |oclc=15315990}}</ref> bronze dress-fastener,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Guido |first=Margaret |date=1974 |title=A Scottish crannog re-dated |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/7a271365a4228cf6f281d756ea0874c7/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1818741 |journal=[[Antiquity (journal)|Antiquity]] |volume=48 |issue=189 |pages=54. |via=ProQuest}}</ref> mallet-head<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mallet head, Milton Loch |url=http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/lives-in-key-periods/archaeology/the-iron-age/craft-and-industry/mallet-head,-milton-loch.aspx |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.futuremuseum.co.uk}}</ref> and two slotted planks;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carved wood from Milton Crannog |url=http://futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/lives-in-key-periods/archaeology/the-iron-age/domestic/carved-wood-from-milton-crannog.aspx |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=futuremuseum.co.uk}}</ref> some of the artifacts are in the care of [[Dumfries Museum]].
The first of the two sites, "Milton Loch 1", is located in the northwest section of the loch.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/65046/milton-loch |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> Excavations began in the Autumn. Guido dated it to the 2nd century AD but after [[radiocarbon dating]] it was found be from the 5th century BC (Iron age).<ref>{{Cite web |title=build-up |url=http://www.highland-pony.com/loch%20awe/set%20the%20scene.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.highland-pony.com}}</ref> The crannog is made largely of timber, including timber flooring. However, the materials were damaged by [[Microorganism|microorganisms]] in the loch.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dixon |first=Nicholas |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56539532 |title=The crannogs of Scotland : an underwater archaeology |date=2004 |publisher=Tempus |isbn=978-0-7524-3151-2 |location=Stroud |oclc=56539532}}</ref> The foundations of the crannog remain, in the form of a "small stone covered island". Artifacts retrieved from the site include a fish-club, plough-head,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rees |first=Sian E. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15315990 |title=Ancient agricultural implements |date=1981 |publisher=Shire Publications |isbn=0-85263-535-4 |location=Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK |oclc=15315990}}</ref> bronze dress-fastener,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Guido |first=Margaret |date=1974 |title=A Scottish crannog re-dated |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/7a271365a4228cf6f281d756ea0874c7/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1818741 |journal=[[Antiquity (journal)|Antiquity]] |volume=48 |issue=189 |pages=54. |via=ProQuest}}</ref> mallet-head<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mallet head, Milton Loch |url=http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/lives-in-key-periods/archaeology/the-iron-age/craft-and-industry/mallet-head,-milton-loch.aspx |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.futuremuseum.co.uk}}</ref> and two slotted planks;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carved wood from Milton Crannog |url=http://futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/lives-in-key-periods/archaeology/the-iron-age/domestic/carved-wood-from-milton-crannog.aspx |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=futuremuseum.co.uk}}</ref> some of the artifacts are in the care of [[Dumfries Museum]].


The second of the two sites, "Milton Loch 2", is located in the southeast section of the loch. Guido discovered it due to some timbers exposed above the water level. She noted many oak piles protruding upwards. Further investigations found only one oak pile at the sight, although they acknowledged they may have been underneath the collected silt at the site. A 1989 investigation dated the site to the early 2nd century AD. In 2003 it was noted that algal blooms and worms had destroyed much of the timbers.<ref name=":0" />
The second of the two sites, "Milton Loch 2", is located in the southeast section of the loch. Guido discovered it due to some timbers exposed above the water level. She noted many oak piles protruding upwards. Further investigations found only one oak pile at the sight, although they acknowledged they may have been underneath the collected silt at the site. A 1989 investigation dated the site to the early 2nd century AD. In 2003 it was noted that algal blooms and worms had destroyed much of the timbers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/65047/milton-loch |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>


In 1953 as well, Guido excavated a site on Green Island, a small peninsula on the loch. Originally surveyed by the [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] (RCAHMS) in 1914, Guido considered it to be a fort of either the [[Dark Ages (historiography)|dark ages]] or [[medieval]] periods; Mr A E Truckell of Dumfries Museum originally thought it as Viking in his 1963 survey but later concurred with Guido. Later surveys found the site to be of an atypical design for forts of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Island, Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/65045/green-island-milton-loch |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlas of Hillforts: Green Island, Milton Loch |url=http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/SC0319.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>
In 1953 as well, Guido excavated a site on Green Island, a small peninsula on the loch. Originally surveyed by the [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] (RCAHMS) in 1914, Guido considered it to be a fort of either the [[Dark Ages (historiography)|dark ages]] or [[medieval]] periods; Mr A E Truckell of Dumfries Museum originally thought it as Viking in his 1963 survey but later concurred with Guido. Later surveys found the site to be of an atypical design for forts of the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Island, Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/65045/green-island-milton-loch |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlas of Hillforts: Green Island, Milton Loch |url=http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/SC0319.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>


=== Other sites ===
=== Other sites ===
In 1930, J McCargo of [[Kirkpatrick Durham]] found a flint arrowhead in the vicinity of the loch. He donated it to the Nation Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.<ref name=":0" />
In 1930, J McCargo of [[Kirkpatrick Durham]] found a flint arrowhead in the vicinity of the loch. He donated it to the Nation Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/65039/milton-loch |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>


In 1989, another crannog was discovered in the loch by T N Dixon of [[St. Andrew's University]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dixon |first=T. N. |date=1981 |title=Preliminary excavation of Oakbank Crannog, Loch Tay: interim report |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-9270.1981.tb00003.x |journal=International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=15–21 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-9270.1981.tb00003.x}}</ref> The "Milton Loch 3" site was discovered after investigation of a supposed island in middle of the loch was surveyed. The crannog was built on the [[bedrock]] of the lake with some timbers being exposed. Like the other two crannogs, the timbers had been degraded by microorganisms. Using carbon dating, the site was dated to the late 5th century AD.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/72519/milton-loch?u= |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> Dixon also noted another site on the same outcrop, named "Milton Loch 4". Suspected again to be a crannog, it turned out to be an island in the loch.<ref name=":0" />
In 1989, another crannog was discovered in the loch by T N Dixon of [[St. Andrew's University]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dixon |first=T. N. |date=1981 |title=Preliminary excavation of Oakbank Crannog, Loch Tay: interim report |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-9270.1981.tb00003.x |journal=International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=15–21 |doi=10.1111/j.1095-9270.1981.tb00003.x}}</ref> The "Milton Loch 3" site was discovered after investigation of a supposed island in middle of the loch was surveyed. The crannog was built on the [[bedrock]] of the lake with some timbers being exposed. Like the other two crannogs, the timbers had been degraded by microorganisms. Using carbon dating, the site was dated to the late 5th century AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/72519/milton-loch?u= |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> Dixon also noted another site on the same outcrop, named "Milton Loch 4". Suspected again to be a crannog, it turned out to be an island in the loch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milton Loch {{!}} Canmore |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/72521/milton-loch |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=canmore.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 23:57, 16 December 2022

Milton Loch
LocationDumfries and Galloway,Scotland
Coordinates55°01′35.8″N 3°48′55.4″W / 55.026611°N 3.815389°W / 55.026611; -3.815389
TypeFreshwater loch
Part ofUrr Basin
Primary outflowsMilton Burn
Catchment area3.7 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi)
Surface area0.58 square kilometres (0.22 sq mi)
Average depth2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Max. depth4.6 metres (15 ft)
Water volume4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Shore length14 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Surface elevation128 metres (420 ft)
References[1],[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Milton Loch is an alkaline freshwater loch located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1] It contains historic archaeological sites in its vicinity, including three crannogs.

Location

Milton Loch is in the region of Dumfries and Galloway and more locally, the parish of Urr.[2] It is part of the Urr Basin. Close locations include Milton, Crocketford and Dumfries.

Biology

Milton Loch and its surroundings are popular birdwatching locations.[3][4][5] They are home to many species of wildlife, including:[6][7]

Plant life

Animal life

Other

  • Blue-green algae - blooms were discovered in 2018. Following this, Dumfries and Galloway council issued a warning about the toxic nature of the algae.[8]

Archaeological sites

Guido's excavations

In 1953, two separate crannogs were discovered in the loch after the water level was lowered. They were both excavated in 1955 by Peggy Guido (named C M Piggott in the excavation reports due to her marriage to Stuart Piggott).[9][10]

The first of the two sites, "Milton Loch 1", is located in the northwest section of the loch.[10] Excavations began in the Autumn. Guido dated it to the 2nd century AD but after radiocarbon dating it was found be from the 5th century BC (Iron age).[11] The crannog is made largely of timber, including timber flooring. However, the materials were damaged by microorganisms in the loch.[12] The foundations of the crannog remain, in the form of a "small stone covered island". Artifacts retrieved from the site include a fish-club, plough-head,[13] bronze dress-fastener,[14] mallet-head[15] and two slotted planks;[16] some of the artifacts are in the care of Dumfries Museum.

The second of the two sites, "Milton Loch 2", is located in the southeast section of the loch. Guido discovered it due to some timbers exposed above the water level. She noted many oak piles protruding upwards. Further investigations found only one oak pile at the sight, although they acknowledged they may have been underneath the collected silt at the site. A 1989 investigation dated the site to the early 2nd century AD. In 2003 it was noted that algal blooms and worms had destroyed much of the timbers.[9]

In 1953 as well, Guido excavated a site on Green Island, a small peninsula on the loch. Originally surveyed by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in 1914, Guido considered it to be a fort of either the dark ages or medieval periods; Mr A E Truckell of Dumfries Museum originally thought it as Viking in his 1963 survey but later concurred with Guido. Later surveys found the site to be of an atypical design for forts of the time.[17][18]

Other sites

In 1930, J McCargo of Kirkpatrick Durham found a flint arrowhead in the vicinity of the loch. He donated it to the Nation Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.[19]

In 1989, another crannog was discovered in the loch by T N Dixon of St. Andrew's University.[20] The "Milton Loch 3" site was discovered after investigation of a supposed island in middle of the loch was surveyed. The crannog was built on the bedrock of the lake with some timbers being exposed. Like the other two crannogs, the timbers had been degraded by microorganisms. Using carbon dating, the site was dated to the late 5th century AD.[21] Dixon also noted another site on the same outcrop, named "Milton Loch 4". Suspected again to be a crannog, it turned out to be an island in the loch.[22]

References

  1. ^ "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. ^ "Milton Loch". View Dumfries and Galloway. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. ^ "Milton Loch Birdwatching Site - BirdGuides". www.birdguides.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. ^ Bird walks in Dumfries & Galloway. Bryan Nelson, Ray Hawley, RSPB Galloway Local Group. Galloway RSPB Members Group. 1989. ISBN 9780951478103. OCLC 1255755320.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Gooders, John (1967). Where to watch birds. London: Deutsch. ISBN 0-233-95923-8. OCLC 11861954.
  6. ^ "Details about a UK lake". eip.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  7. ^ "Sightings - BirdGuides". www.birdguides.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  8. ^ "WARNING ISSUED AFTER TOXIC BLUE GREEN ALGAE DETECTED AT MILTON LOCH". DGWGO. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  9. ^ a b "Milton Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  10. ^ a b "Milton Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  11. ^ "build-up". www.highland-pony.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  12. ^ Dixon, Nicholas (2004). The crannogs of Scotland : an underwater archaeology. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-3151-2. OCLC 56539532.
  13. ^ Rees, Sian E. (1981). Ancient agricultural implements. Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK: Shire Publications. ISBN 0-85263-535-4. OCLC 15315990.
  14. ^ Guido, Margaret (1974). "A Scottish crannog re-dated". Antiquity. 48 (189): 54. – via ProQuest.
  15. ^ "Mallet head, Milton Loch". www.futuremuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  16. ^ "Carved wood from Milton Crannog". futuremuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  17. ^ "Green Island, Milton Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  18. ^ "Atlas of Hillforts: Green Island, Milton Loch". hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  19. ^ "Milton Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  20. ^ Dixon, T. N. (1981). "Preliminary excavation of Oakbank Crannog, Loch Tay: interim report". International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 10 (1): 15–21. doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.1981.tb00003.x.
  21. ^ "Milton Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  22. ^ "Milton Loch | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

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