Iain MacIvor ISO (6 May 1928 – 17 February 2017) was a British archaeologist and civil servant. He was Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland from 1980 to 1989.[1]

Biography

Born in Carlisle, MacIvor began reading for an English degree at Durham University in 1949, where he fell under the influence of Eric Birley and began participating in archaeological excavations at the Temple of Mithras at Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall.[1] After graduation he continued his studies at Oxford under C. E. Stevens.[2][3]

In 1955 he was appointed as assistant inspector of ancient monuments in the Edinburgh office of what was then the Ministry of Public Building and Works, eventually rising to full inspector, Principal Inspector and finally Chief Inspector before retiring in 1989.[1] He received the Imperial Service Order the same year.[4] David Breeze, another former student of Eric Birley, succeeded to the vacated post.[5] MacIvor's interests gradually progressed from the Roman to the medieval and later periods – his greatest professional interest was said to be military fortifications of the Jacobite era.[1]

MacIvor was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1966, but resigned his fellowship in 2005.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Breeze, David; Tabraham, Chris (24 March 2017). "Obituary: Iain MacIvor, Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland 1980-89". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fellows Remembered". Salon (381). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Master's Notebook". Hatfield Record. II (1): 3. Spring 1954. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 30th December 1989" (PDF). London Gazette. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ Brian Dobson (1998). "Eric Barff Birley 1906–1995" (PDF). British Academy. p. 227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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