Kirkhaugh cairns

[1] Then master of sculpture at Durham University's Armstrong College,[2][3] Maryon was interested in archaeology and frequently excavated sites with his students.

[note 1] He was assisted by Joseph William Alderson at Kirkhaugh, carrying out the excavation on 18–21 September, and on 12 October.

[1] These were piled on top of each other, and varied in size from several inches in length to two feet; the larger stones weighed between 50 and 100 pounds.

[8] The crushed food vessel identified by Maryon has subsequently been termed a bell beaker, and as one of, or perhaps the, earliest type yet found in Britain.

[10] What Maryon termed an earring has also been re-identified, as a hair braid;[11] it is one of the oldest metal objects found in the country.