SCAPE and the Clyne Heritage Society
are delighted to have received the Association of Industrial
Archaeology's Main (volunteer) Fieldwork and Recording
Award, 2010 for our Brora
Saltpans project.
Our collaborative recording of the 18th century limekilns
at Boddin
Point, with Queens University Belfast, was also
recognised by the Association of Industrial Archaeologist
awards coming runner up in the professional project
category.
The BBC's Gaelic TV channel, BBC
Alba, has aired a programme about Scotland's eroding
archaeology. Featuring several SCAPE projects and interviews
with participants, and some original film taken during
the the Sandwick excavation by SCAPE, the programme
can be viewed on the BBC iPlayer.
Please note, the programme is no longer available
[posted May 2010]
A laser scan survey of the eroding
limekiln at Boddin Point, Angus, is underway. The site
featured in a recent BBC News item about SCAPE (click
here to view). The survey is being directed by John
Meneely of Queen’s University, Belfast on behalf of
SCAPE. The survey, sponsored by Historic Scotland, will
produce a 3D model of the structure, allowing elevation,
section and plans to be drawn. These can then be used
to help monitor change and plan for the future.
[posted Feb 2010]
The report of the 2009 excavation
at the eroding salt pans, Brora, is now ready to download
from the Brora
website. The Data Structure report, written by Janet
Hooper, Joanna Hambly and Jacqueline Aitken, provides
the preliminary results of the community excavation.
A final season of work, funded by Historic Scotland,
is planned for 2010 . [posted Feb 2010]
A survey of the coast of East Sutherland
is being undertaken on behalf of SCAPE by GUARD. The
survey, sponsored by Historic Scotland, will be completed
in March 2010. It will report on the stability of the
coast and will provide a gazetteer of all archaeological
sites located within 100m of the coast edge. The finished
report will be made available on the publications page
of the SCAPE website. [posted Feb 2010]
Plenty of new information and some
exciting finds were recovered in the latest season of
field work on the Brora saltpans project, which finished
at the end of August. Updates to the
Brora website will be made soon. [posted Sept
2009]
The race against time and tide for
the world heritage site of Skara Brae in Orkney and
the dramatic Boddin Point limekilns on the Angus coast
were both featured on the BBC news this summer. To see
the Boddin Point news item, click
here. To see the Skara Brae news item, click
here. [posted Aug 2009]
The North of Scotland Archaeology
Society (NoSAS) completed a final season of survey at
Loch Hourn in April 2009. The team members based themselves
in Arnisdale and explored the Outer Loch. The work continues
on from surveys in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007. The project
was funded by Historic Scotland and managed by SCAPE.
The fieldwork has been conducted in tandem with extensive
archival research and the team members, under the leadership
of John Wombell, will complete the report for this year's
survey and make plans to analyse the data they have
collected. [posted May 2009]
A Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
of the coast of Angus was undertaken by SCAPE in February
2009. The first phase was a full desk-based assessment,
using information from the Sites and Monuments Record
(in Aberdeen) and the National Monuments Record (held
by the RCAHMS). Old maps, historical texts and excavation
reports were also checked, together with aerial photographs.
The information was added to a database and plotted
onto maps using GIS. The second phase saw surveyors
walking the entire Angus coast from Monifieth (near
Dundee) to Milton Ness (just over the border in Aberdeenshire).
The reports for the two phases of work have been completed
and will be placed on the SCAPE website in the near
future. [posted April 2009]
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