Sandwick, Unst

Sandwick, Unst

Excavation and reconstruction Over four seasons of excavation between 2004 and 2007, SCAPE, GUARD, the Adopt-a-Monument Scheme and the Unst community investigated an eroding mound on the beach at Sandwick on Unst – the  northernmost of the Shetland Isles. The...
4D Wemyss Caves

4D Wemyss Caves

Digital documentation and interpretation Explore virtual 4D Wemyss Caves Read the blogs: Part 1, Part 2 The coastline between East Wemyss and Buckhaven in Fife has been eroding rapidly from the mid-20th century, and shows no signs of abating. This short stretch of...
Picts and the Wemyss Caves

Picts and the Wemyss Caves

The nation of the Picts, the Roman-named ‘painted ones’, or possibly the Latin form of a forgotten native name, emerged from the tribal societies of late Iron Age Scotland through resistance to Roman control. Between the 6th and 9th centuries AD, their territories...
Fieldtrip to Wemyss Caves

Fieldtrip to Wemyss Caves

At the end of last week, we went on a trip down the coast to a series of caves on the beach at East Weymss.  The caves are best known for housing a spectacular array of Pictish carvings, and we were overwhelmed by what we saw.  Jonathan’s Cave (named after a...

Pin It on Pinterest