tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026109189953131377.post2392162391254507981..comments2023-10-01T11:22:42.426+01:00Comments on The Commonty: The Commonty's Fleetingly Interesting Maps....The Commontyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779226061470567913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026109189953131377.post-52482961356443345352014-01-14T19:29:55.379+00:002014-01-14T19:29:55.379+00:00Thanks Alistair - this blog is a rare pleasure whe...Thanks Alistair - this blog is a rare pleasure when knowledge like this is shared - brilliant!The Commontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779226061470567913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026109189953131377.post-82528767672947538842014-01-12T23:54:37.392+00:002014-01-12T23:54:37.392+00:00Sir Herbert Maxwell of Monreith 1845-1937 is the p...Sir Herbert Maxwell of Monreith 1845-1937 is the person responsible. "Maxwell was involved in archaeology at a national level. As MP for Wigtownshire he was a keen supporter of the 1882 Ancient Monuments Act. To encourage other landowners Maxwell offered a number of archaeological sites on his estate for guardianship by the state under the new act. These sites included the standing stones at Drumtroddan, the Wren's Nest stones and the Iron Age fort at Barsalloch. Maxwell was President of the Society of Antiquaries from 1900 to 1913. He was also the first Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, a post he held for 26 years."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408247734977827776noreply@blogger.com