Exchanging local knowledge in the Forth

Exchanging local knowledge in the Forth

Saturday saw the SCHARP team deliver a ShoreUPDATE training day in Falkirk, in the grand surroundings of Callendar House. Notwithstanding the regular gunshots outside the window (just the starting pistol for the races of the Scottish National Cross Country...
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...
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...
Our first ShoreUPDATE training day

Our first ShoreUPDATE training day

On Saturday we ran our first training event with young people from St Andrews student archaeology society. This not only provided us with a chance to practice our planned activities on guinea pigs and get some feedback, but gave us all a chance to go and explore the...

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