Feb 12, 2013
Last week we had another taste of the beautiful, historically fascinating shores of the Solway Firth. Our first ShoreUPDATE day in the area was in Stranraer Museum where volunteers got to grips with the Sites at Risk Map and used it to explore the local coast, aided...
Jan 25, 2013
Firth foreshores may not be as dramatic or as exposed to the waves as open coasts, but there are treasures to be discovered along their muddy shores. On Tuesday, members of the North of Scotland Archaeology Society got to grips with ShoreUPDATE in what couldn’t be a...
Jan 18, 2013
We’re planning several ShoreUPDATE events around the Forth, and since there’s no substitute for firsthand knowledge of an area, the SCHARP team spent a day exploring the landscape and heritage of the Inner Forth. There are lots of interesting sites around...
Jan 15, 2013
We hope everyone had a great festive period! We had an inspiring day yesterday in great company with the chair of Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society and laser scanning and photogrammetry specialists from across the UK to discuss project ideas for the caves. As the sea...
Nov 28, 2012
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...
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