Margaret Curtis (archaeologist)
British teacher, archaeologist and megalith enthusiast
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Margaret Curtis (1941- 26 March 2022) was a teacher, archaeologist and megalith enthusiast who became known as "the Queen of Callanish" for her authority on the Callanish standing stones on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.[1][2]
Margaret Curtis | |
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| Born | 1941 |
| Died | 26 March 2022 (aged 80–81) |
| Occupation | Primary school teacher |
| Known for | "the Queen of Callanish" - an authority on the Callanish standing stones, a historian, an archaeologist and primary school teacher. |
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Biography
Early life
Born in 1941, Curtis was the adoptive daughter of Charles Woolford, a railway engineer, and his wife Doris, a teacher. She spent her early life in Edgbaston, and after completing her schooling, studied teaching at Maria Grey Training College, Twickenham.[1] While working at a conservation camp in Anglesey, Curtis met Gerald Ponting, a trainee teacher. The couple married in 1967 and took up teaching jobs in Kesgrave, Suffolk. Later, in 1981, Curtis and Ponting self-published a book about the history of Kesgrave.[3]
Death
Curtis died aged 80 years old, at Western Isles hospital on 26 March 2022.[4]
Personal life
Curtis had a son and a daughter, Benjamin and Rebecca, with her first husband Gerald Ponting.[4]