Dr Paul Murtagh

Research Fellow

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 1605

Email

pjm32@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

Paul has over 20 years of experience in Scottish archaeology, encompassing roles in commercial archaeology, academia, and the Third Sector.

With a strong commitment to making archaeology accessible to diverse audiences, Paul has developed extensive knowledge of the heritage sector. His expertise lies particularly in community engagement, outreach, and integrated heritage approaches to landscape studies, as well as the design and execution of outcome-driven methodologies.

Paul's PhD research focused on the Iron Age in West Central Scotland, and his broader interests include sports heritage and contemporary archaeology. He spends his summers volunteering on the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project. 

Selected publications

• Open access

  The Roman Baths: A place of recovery

  Murtgh, P., 2019, Historic Landscapes and Mental Well-being. Darvill, T., Barrass, K., Drysdale, L., V, H. & Y, S. (eds.). Archeopress, p. 204-214

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Assembling places and persons: a tenth-century Viking boat burial from Swordle Bay on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, western Scotland

  Harris, O. J. T., Cobb, H., Batey, C. E., Montgomery, J., Beaumont, J., Gray, H., Murtgh, P. & Richardson, P., 20 Jan 2017, In: Antiquity. 91, 355, p. 191-206

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The struggle within: Challenging the subject/object relationship on a shoestring

  Members of the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project, A., 1 Jan 2012, Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork: Exploring On-Site Relationships between Theory and Practice. Springer Nature, p. 113-130 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

 

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