Dr Rachel Barrowman

  • Research Associate (Archaeology)

Research interests

Prior to 2000 I was fortunate to be involved in research projects that concentrated on the early medieval/late Iron Age and Norse periods in Scotland and further afield, with particular reference to Tintagel  in Cornwall, and St  Ninian’s Isle in Shetland. Since moving to the Isle of Lewis my research interests have concentrated on the archaeology of medieval Lewis, specifically excavations on the small tidal sea stack of Dùn Èistean in Ness, and research and survey of the coastal  chapel-sites of Lewis.  These projects are firmly rooted in the local area where I live and aim to work with colleagues to integrate archaeological and historical research, to work with the medium of Gaelic where possible and to support and enrich local heritage and tourist initiatives locally.

Current research projects

Publications

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2022

Horne, T., Pierce, E. and Barrowman, R. (Eds.) (2022) The Viking Age in Scotland: Studies in Scottish Scandinavian Archaeology. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781474485821

2021

Morris, C. D. and Barrowman, R. C. (Eds.) (2021) The Birsay Bay Project Volume 3: The Brough of Birsay, Orkney: Investigations 1954-2014. Oxbow Books: Oxford. ISBN 9781789256079

2020

Barrowman, R. C. (2020) Chapel-sites on the Isle of Lewis: Results of the Lewis Coastal Chapel-sites Survey. Project Report. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. (doi: 10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2020.88).

2019

Barrowman, R. (2019) “A Cultural Backwater”: the “Localness” of Dùn Èistean, Ness and its place in the wider maritime world of Northwest Scotland. Journal of the North Atlantic, 12(Spec.), pp. 32-43.

2015

Barrowman, R. C. (2015) A local response to a wider situation: the archaeology of the clan stronghold of Dùn Èistean, Isle of Lewis. Post-Medieval Archaeology, 49(1), pp. 37-56. (doi: 10.1179/0079423615Z.00000000070)

Barrowman, R. C. (2015) Dùn Èistean, Ness: The Excavation of a Clan Stronghold. Acair, Ltd.: Stornaway. ISBN 9780861525393

Barrowman, R. C. and Poller, T. (2015) Area C results. In: Barrowman, R. C. (ed.) Dùn Èistean, Ness: the excavation of a clan stronghold. Acair Ltd: Stornoway, pp. 137-145. ISBN 9780861525393

2011

Barrowman, R.C. (2011) The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present. Series: Society for medieval archaeology monographs, 32. Society for Medieval Archaeology: Wakefield, UK. ISBN 9781907975462

2009

Barrowman, R. and Innes, L. (2009) A Bronze Age Burial from Pabay Mor, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles. Project Report. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh.

2008

Barrowman, R.C. (2008) Splendid isolation? Changing perceptions of Dùn Èistean, an island on the north coast of the Isle of Lewis. In: Noble, G., Poller, T., Raven, J. and Verrill, L. (eds.) Scottish Odysseys: The Archaeology of Islands. Tempus: Stroud, pp. 95-111. ISBN 9780752441689

Barrowman, R. (2008) Lewis Coastal Chapel-Sites Survey 2007-8. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Morris, C.D. and Barrowman, R.C. (2008) The Shetland Chapel-Sites Project: further investigations and résumé. In: Paulsen, C. and Michelsen, H. D. (eds.) Símunarbók: Heiðursrit til Símun V. Arge á 60 á ra degnum. Fróðskapur: Tórshavn, pp. 166-192. ISBN 9789991865188

2007

Barrowman, R.C. , Batey, C.E. and Morris, C.D. (2007) Excavations at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, 1990-1999. Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London (74). Society of Antiquaries of London: London, UK. ISBN 9780854312863

2006

Barrowman, R. C. and Hooper, J. (2006) Lewis Coastal Chapel-Sites Survey: Topographic Survey 2005. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

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Number of items: 14.

Articles

Barrowman, R. (2019) “A Cultural Backwater”: the “Localness” of Dùn Èistean, Ness and its place in the wider maritime world of Northwest Scotland. Journal of the North Atlantic, 12(Spec.), pp. 32-43.

Barrowman, R. C. (2015) A local response to a wider situation: the archaeology of the clan stronghold of Dùn Èistean, Isle of Lewis. Post-Medieval Archaeology, 49(1), pp. 37-56. (doi: 10.1179/0079423615Z.00000000070)

Books

Barrowman, R. C. (2015) Dùn Èistean, Ness: The Excavation of a Clan Stronghold. Acair, Ltd.: Stornaway. ISBN 9780861525393

Barrowman, R.C. (2011) The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present. Series: Society for medieval archaeology monographs, 32. Society for Medieval Archaeology: Wakefield, UK. ISBN 9781907975462

Barrowman, R.C. , Batey, C.E. and Morris, C.D. (2007) Excavations at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, 1990-1999. Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London (74). Society of Antiquaries of London: London, UK. ISBN 9780854312863

Book Sections

Barrowman, R. C. and Poller, T. (2015) Area C results. In: Barrowman, R. C. (ed.) Dùn Èistean, Ness: the excavation of a clan stronghold. Acair Ltd: Stornoway, pp. 137-145. ISBN 9780861525393

Barrowman, R.C. (2008) Splendid isolation? Changing perceptions of Dùn Èistean, an island on the north coast of the Isle of Lewis. In: Noble, G., Poller, T., Raven, J. and Verrill, L. (eds.) Scottish Odysseys: The Archaeology of Islands. Tempus: Stroud, pp. 95-111. ISBN 9780752441689

Morris, C.D. and Barrowman, R.C. (2008) The Shetland Chapel-Sites Project: further investigations and résumé. In: Paulsen, C. and Michelsen, H. D. (eds.) Símunarbók: Heiðursrit til Símun V. Arge á 60 á ra degnum. Fróðskapur: Tórshavn, pp. 166-192. ISBN 9789991865188

Edited Books

Horne, T., Pierce, E. and Barrowman, R. (Eds.) (2022) The Viking Age in Scotland: Studies in Scottish Scandinavian Archaeology. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781474485821

Morris, C. D. and Barrowman, R. C. (Eds.) (2021) The Birsay Bay Project Volume 3: The Brough of Birsay, Orkney: Investigations 1954-2014. Oxbow Books: Oxford. ISBN 9781789256079

Research Reports or Papers

Barrowman, R. C. (2020) Chapel-sites on the Isle of Lewis: Results of the Lewis Coastal Chapel-sites Survey. Project Report. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. (doi: 10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2020.88).

Barrowman, R. and Innes, L. (2009) A Bronze Age Burial from Pabay Mor, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles. Project Report. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Barrowman, R. (2008) Lewis Coastal Chapel-Sites Survey 2007-8. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Barrowman, R. C. and Hooper, J. (2006) Lewis Coastal Chapel-Sites Survey: Topographic Survey 2005. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

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Barrowman, Rachel