Kilmartin Glen
Prehistoric site
Kilmartin Museum is located in the heart of prehistoric Kilmartin Glen in Argyll. We believe this is the only museum in Scotland that can both excavate and displays the artefacts that we find. We dig and display so that you can discover the past.
How many museums can you go to where you can examine a Bronze Age pot and look out of the window and see the burial mound where it came from.
Sir Tony Robinson recognised that Kilmartin Museum was a special and unique place when he visited and made the comment above.
Many of the artefacts found in the Glen and surrounding areas are of international significance, including rare jet necklaces and some of the earliest beaker pots in Britain.
We continue to carry out archaeological surveys and excavations as there is more to be found and uncovered and more to learn about the people who were here before us.