Cromarty erosions update

Cromarty erosions update

The coastal team has spent the past week investigating the well-built stone wall and series of ash dumps exposed in one of the eroding sections at Cromarty.  We have removed each layer in sequence from the most recent deposits at the top going back in time  until we...
Cromarty’s medieval seafront revealed

Cromarty’s medieval seafront revealed

In our latest ShoreDIG project, the SCHARP team have joined forces with locally-based archaeologists to investigate archaeological remains revealed by storm damage over the winter of 2012/2013. Stone walls and thick layers of ash, shell and other rubbish deposits have...
Deagh àrceolas, deagh chuideachd, is deagh aimsir ann An Leòdhas

Deagh àrceolas, deagh chuideachd, is deagh aimsir ann An Leòdhas

“Chan ann tric a tha e mar seo” thubhairt Anndra fhads a bha e a’ stiùireadh a’ bhàta tro uisgeachan àlainn Caolas Phabaigh, air latha breatha samhraidh.  Bha sinn air ar slighe a’ Phabaigh Mhòr air taobh siar Leòdhais, le buidheann de luchd-obrach saor-thoileach...
Great archaeology, great weather and great company in Lewis

Great archaeology, great weather and great company in Lewis

“It’s NEVER like this” said Andrew leaning forward from the tiller of his boat in shimmering heat on the flat-calm, turquoise sea of the Caolas Phabaigh (Straits of Pabay). We are on our way to the island of Pabaigh Mor on the west coast of Lewis with new volunteers...
Loch Paible Final Week

Loch Paible Final Week

Our third and final week Throughout week 3, the moon was getting bigger – which meant that as each day passed, the sea started to creep up on our trenches. At the beginning of the week, the high tide reached the lowest of our trenches; but by the end of the...

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