Iron Age village uncovered at loch could be 'Scotland's Glastonbury'
Iron Age village uncovered at loch could be 'Scotland's Glastonbury'
STV 30 August 2013 16:10 BST
The remains of an extensive Iron Age "loch village" have been uncovered by archaeologists in the first discovery of its kind in Scotland.
The ancient site in Wigtownshire, in Dumfries and Galloway, appears to have been a settlement of at least seven houses built in wetlands around a small loch, Historic Scotland said.
Experts believe the significant find could be "Scotland's Glastonbury", a reference to the lake village in Somerset, said to be a spot of international significance.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the discovery at the Black Loch of Myrton was an "exciting and unexpected" find.
Historic Scotland said the dig began as a small-scale pilot excavation of what was initially thought to be a crannog in the now-infilled loch, which was under threat of destruction as a result of drainage work. Crannogs originated in the neolithic period and were artificial islands erected to serve as living places.
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Must be an exciting time to be an archaeologist there! 
