Current Research
Current research:
The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian, revised edition for Yale University Press
Lost Civilisations: The Picts, for Reaktion Books
The Bestiary, for Quarto Publications.
New doors for Trondheim Cathedral
Previous recent projects:
The early medieval sculpture of St Andrews Cathedral. A catalogue for Historic Environment Scotland
'Earliest Portrait of St Columba' in St Gallen Library, Cod Sang 555.
The early medieval stones at Tullich Church, Aberdeenshire
Principal Investigator for the Buildings of Scotland, Leverhulme Award
This award produced 2 volumes in the Buildings of Scotland series:
- Aberdeenshire: North and Moray;
- Aberdeenshire: South and Aberdeen.
The research fellows were three architecural historians: Joseph Sharples, Dr David Walker and Dr Matthew Woodworth. Published by Yale University Press, 2014.
Historic Environment Scotland
Academic advisor for the design of St Vigeans Museum, Arbroath, Angus. Author of Hunting Picts: Medieval Sculpture at St Vigeans, Angus, 2 vols, 2017