Brora saltpans

Brora saltpans

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...
Revealing the post-medieval landscape of Higgins Neuk

Revealing the post-medieval landscape of Higgins Neuk

“What you think you will find is not what you find. That ought to be an axiom in archaeology.” (Ben Okri, FT Magazine October 19, 2018) After decades of research had pinpointed Higgins Neuk as the likely location of a royal dockyard built by James 4th , hard evidence...
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...

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