Solway: A Wet Weekend’s Walking

Solway: A Wet Weekend’s Walking

This weekend Ellie and Natalia headed down to the Solway Coast to meet some brave volunteers and look at some sites between downpours. On Friday, we met local county archaeologist Andrew Nicholson and coastal ranger Nic Coombey,  who took us to a few fantastic sites...
ShoreUPDATES on the Solway Firth

ShoreUPDATES on the Solway Firth

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...
ShoreUPDATE, Cromarty Firth

ShoreUPDATE, Cromarty Firth

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...
Exploring the heritage of the Inner Forth

Exploring the heritage of the Inner Forth

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...
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

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...

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