Ludovic Mann
Ludovic McLellan Mann (1895-1955) was a Glasgow insurance
broker. He was fascinated by the prehistoric
archaeology of south-west Scotland and had a particular interest in
Argyll and the Glasgow area.
Mann also spent some time in Wigtownshire. In 1903 he
excavated a Neolithic pit group at Mye Plantation, Stoneykirk and
in the 1920s he investigated a Bronze Age burial at Low Glengyre,
Leswalt and a Roman burial at High Torrs on Luce Sands.
Like many other antiquaries, Mann built up a huge collection of
prehistoric finds from the shifting dune system on Luce
Sands. It seems, however, that the hard work of searching the
dunes was often done for him by others. Local people, knowing
of Mann's interest in archaeology, used to meet him at the County
Hotel, Stoneykirk. There they would show him their latest
discoveries and Mann would purchase the better pieces for his
collection.
Mann's collection was bequeathed to Kelvingrove Museum and Art
Gallery, Glasgow.
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