Disrupting the heritage of place: practising counter archaeologies at Dumby, Scotland Alex Hale, Alison Fisher, John Hutchinson, Stuart Jeffrey, Siân Jones, Mhairi Maxwell and John Stewart Watson. Contact details Dr Alex Hale, Historic Environment Scotland, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX T: 01316516769 E:
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[email protected] Accepted for publication in World Archaeology published by Taylor and Francis. The final published version (including illustrations) is available at: https:// doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2017.1333923 Abstract The notion of counter archaeology is echoed by the opposing faces of the volcanic plug of Dumbarton Rock, Scotland. On the one side is the ‘official’ heritage of Dumbarton Castle, with its upstanding 17th century military remains and underlying occupation evidence dating back to at least the 8th century AD. On the other side lies a landscape of climbing, bouldering and post-industrial abandonment.