May 9, 2022
As part of the COP26 meeting hosted in Glasgow in 2021, SCAPE (Scotland), CHERISH (Wales and Ireland) and CITiZAN (England) created a series of short climate heritage story videos. Click here for the YouTube Climate Heritage Story playlist
Mar 8, 2022
Archaeologists, historians, artisan producers and enthusiasts gathered in Brora in October 2021 for a wonderful weekend of stimulating discussion and celebration of the sea salt industry in Scotland past and present. Click here for links to information about...
Jun 19, 2021
Between 2012 and 2016, hundreds of volunteers involved in the Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk Project carried out condition surveys of coastal heritage sites around Scotland threatened by erosion. The survey found endangered sites in every Local Authority area...
Nov 11, 2019
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...
Nov 11, 2019
Excavation, reconstruction and interpretation Burnt mounds are common sites around Shetland, often found at the coast. They’re usually large mounds of burnt stones which have been heated and then plunged into water, and are always found near a source of fresh water....
Nov 11, 2019
Excavation and historical research Brora on the coast of East Sutherland was once known as the industrial capital of the Highlands. It’s all thanks to the geology. A small pocket of Jurassic rocks beneath Brora contains coal, which was mined here for 400 years and...
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