The Ancient Monuments of Orkney

by Anna Ritchie, J.N. Graham Ritchie

MONUMENTS (map)

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Dr. Anna Ritchie OBE, BA, PhD, FSA, Hon FSA Scot, née Bachelier, was a British archaeologist and historian. She was brought up in Surrey and developed her interest in archaeology as a schoolgirl. She studied at University College, Cardiff, and in the mid-sixties moved to Edinburgh where she was a postgraduate student in the University's Department of Archaeology.

Ritchie directed archaeological excavations at Point of Buckqoy, Knap of Howar and Holm of Papa Westray in Orkney. Works commissioned by RCAHMS and historic Scotland include guides to the stones of Meigle and St. Vigeans, and introductions to Viking Scotland, Iona, and Exploring Scotland's Heritage: Orkney and Shetland. With her husband J.N. Graham Ritchie she wrote Scotland: Archaeology and Early History. She contributed papers to Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and edited several volumes (1972-78, 2004-2005).

She was a member of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland and a trustee of both the National Museums of Scotland and the British Museum.