Dr Rachel Barrowman

  • Honorary Senior Research Fellow (Archaeology)

Research interests

Dr Rachel Barrowman previously worked at Glasgow University for over 30 years, latterly as Research Associate in Archaeology, where she received her PhD in Archaeology (Published Works) in 2022. Her past published work includes excavations at Tintagel in Cornwall, and St Ninian’s Isle in Shetland, but in more recent years her research has focussed on the archaeology of medieval Lewis. Specifically she has led excavations on the small tidal sea stack of Dùn Èistean, and research and survey of the chapel-sites of Lewis. 

She currently provides editorial advice and research support for archaeologists, to assist them in bringing their work to publication.

Publications

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2024

Barrowman, R. (2024) Eilean Donan Castle. Exploring a Highland Icon, Archaeological Investigations 2009–2017 By Cecily Shakespeare, Jonathan Clark, Justin Garner-Lahire, Richard Oram and Nicola Toop. 22 × 29 cm. x + 118 pp, 67 colour and b and w pls and figs, 17 tables. Oxford and Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, 2023. ISBN 978-8-88857-054-8; epub: 978-8-88857-055-5. Price: £25.00 hb. Medieval Archaeology, 68(1), pp. 185-186. (doi: 10.1080/00766097.2024.2348313)[Book Review]

2023

Barrowman, R. C. (2023) 'Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations': chapel-sites in the Isle of Lewis. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 152, pp. 147-191. (doi: 10.9750/PSAS.152.1376)

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

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Number of items: 16.

Articles

Barrowman, R. C. (2023) 'Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations': chapel-sites in the Isle of Lewis. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 152, pp. 147-191. (doi: 10.9750/PSAS.152.1376)

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

Book Reviews

Barrowman, R. (2024) Eilean Donan Castle. Exploring a Highland Icon, Archaeological Investigations 2009–2017 By Cecily Shakespeare, Jonathan Clark, Justin Garner-Lahire, Richard Oram and Nicola Toop. 22 × 29 cm. x + 118 pp, 67 colour and b and w pls and figs, 17 tables. Oxford and Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, 2023. ISBN 978-8-88857-054-8; epub: 978-8-88857-055-5. Price: £25.00 hb. Medieval Archaeology, 68(1), pp. 185-186. (doi: 10.1080/00766097.2024.2348313)[Book Review]

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. [Research Reports or Papers]

Barrowman, R. and Innes, L. (2009) A Bronze Age Burial from Pabay Mor, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles. [Research Reports or Papers]

Barrowman, R. (2008) Lewis Coastal Chapel-Sites Survey 2007-8. [Research Reports or Papers]

Barrowman, R. C. and Hooper, J. (2006) Lewis Coastal Chapel-Sites Survey: Topographic Survey 2005. [Research Reports or Papers]

This list was generated on Fri Feb 21 21:11:30 2025 GMT.

Barrowman, Rachel