%0 Book Section %T West Highland Sculpture, Scotland – defining a Gaelic Lordship %A Caldwell, David H; Eremin, Katherine; Miller, S; Ruckley, N A %C Hertingen, Germany %8 2019-10-29 %E Helmig, Guido; Scholkmann, Barbara; Untermann, Matthias; %I Hertingen: Folio-Verlag %J The Geological Curator %V 1 %@ 3930327082 %U https://www.archaeologie.bs.ch/; https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/scottish-history-and-archaeology/; https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/collections-services/ %X The graveyards of the West Highland of Scotland contain many commemorative crosses and grave-slabs dating from the 14th to mid 16th century. They are carved in distinctive style from a variety of rock types. Their distribution largely coincides with the Lordship of the Isles, a powerful Gaelic Princedom, often in conflict with the kings of Scotland. It defines the culture and influence of the Lordship. A study of rock types and quarry sources, including innovative non-destructive measurements of magnetic suspectibility, is leading to a reassessment of where the sculpture was carved and what that tells us about the extent of the power and patronage in the Lordship %[ 2024-03-28 %9 Book chapter %~ Hyku %W National Museums Scotland