There's still time to apply to work on ScARF's final two regional research frameworks!

The application deadline is this Sunday the 8th March at 11.59pm.

More information: www.socantscot.org/news/#appoin...

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Covesea Caves, Moray © ScARF

Join the ScARF team!

We are looking to hire two ScARF Research Officers and a ScARF Research Manager to help deliver our final two regional research frameworks.

Apply by 11:59pm on the 8th of March 2026. More information: socantscot.org/news/#appoin...

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Happy New Year from all of us at SCAPE!
Thank you to our volunteers, followers, partners and funders for all your support in 2025.
We look forward to seeing you as we survey Scotland's coast in 2026...
#coastarch #hessupported #scotarchstrat

Fresh erosion shows the upper and lower buildings clearly, separated by a layer of sand.

... The main building is most likely to date to between 1500 and the late 1600s - with earlier structures beneath.
This is our first firm indication of the site’s age and sheds light on the speed of coastal change in the historic period.
#coastarch #HESsupported #scotarchstrat

The Ring of Brodgar on a snowy morning during the SIRFA Symposium in Orkney © ScARF

Season's Greetings from the ScARF team☃️

As we wind down for the year, we wish you all a wonderful festive season and a happy, healthy Hogmanay. We're looking forward to seeing what 2026 brings!

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Many clifftop Shetland brochs are either partially eroded or teetering on the edge, giving a sense of the scale of cliff erosion over the last 2000 years.
This photogenic site has been captured over the years in sketches & photos, take a look on Trove.Scot
#coastarch #hessupported #scotarchstrat

Top left: Ferry to Arran for SWSARF Symposium © Rathmell Archaeology Limited; top right: Fieldtrip to High Banks Farm during the Kirkcudbright Rock Art workshop © ScARF; bottom: Participants of the Outer Hebrides SIRFA Symposium © ScARF

Our final newsletter of 2025 is now available! ❄️

We take a look back over the past year and towards an exciting year to come for the ScARF team.

Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/4alMBx3

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The strong winds of Storm Bram coincided with high tides, potentially causing coastal erosion. When it’s safe you can help monitor changes by reporting any damage you see. Use Dynamic Coast's new Coastal Erosion Reporter tool at www.DynamicCoast.com
Thank you!
#stormbram #coastarch #hessupported

Wed Nov 26 2:30-4:30pm at the Arts Lecture Room explore the history of Italian migration to Scotland through time by traversing the photographic archive at the Incontri pop-up exhibition!
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A view of Hynish Shore Station from the Signal Tower. Credit - Hynish Trust.

The Signal Tower at Hynish Shore Station. Credit - Hynish Trust.

🚨 New funding for a project to restore and conserve Hynish Shore Station!

We have awarded a #HESsupported Project Development Grant to the Hynish Trust to support an initial phase of this project, which will include the renovation of the Signal Tower.

Learn more:
👉 bit.ly/43Y5L83

Art deco pavilion on Scots holiday island looks to £45m re-opening The Rothesay Pavilion is, at last, gearing up to open its doors once more.

Positive news for Rothesay Pavilion!

The A-listed gem is approaching the final stages of a long restoration and will reopen in 2027 as a vibrant hub for the community, visitors, and creatives.

We are pleased to have provided a #HESsupported grant to this project.

www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...

The Dornoch Firth Coastal Survey (Mar/Apr2025) Report is out! Highlights: a monumental fish trap, Bonar bridge coastal engineering, & a wonderful discovery of zulu sailing drifter. Download here: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u...
#coastarch #scotarchstrat #hessupported

AHF has supported Millport Town Hall with over £40k in #HESsupported grants since 2018 supporting its regeneration.
Closed since 2012, the 1878 hall officially reopens today under community ownership as a vital island hub, meeting & performance space & income generating flats for Cumbrae community.

Aberdeenshire shoe shop untouched for 70 years to be restored The Soutar's Shop at Birse, near Aboyne, shut in the late 1940s and has remained untouched since.

Really pleased that work will start next year on repairing the Category A-listed Soutar’s Shop in Birse, enabling the unique time capsule to open to visitors. We have supported this project with a series of William Grant Foundation and #HESsupported grants.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📸 Pictured here is Coroghan Barn on the Isle of Canna. We have awarded two #HESsupported grants to support Isle of Canna Community Development Trust's project to repurpose the barn to meet modern-day needs, with proposals being developed for a community space and bunkhouse.

Join Become a member and get year round advice on repairing and maintaining your older property.

Find out more about the Traditional Buildings Health Check scheme and how to become a member: bit.ly/JoinTBHC

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Aerial image of the excavation trenches

Prehistoric buildings exposed by coastal erosion

Gletness Excavation Report is out!
In May, SCAPE & Archaeology Shetland excavated an eroding Middle-Late Iron Age settlement & a Bronze Age burnt mound.
Short visit, big archaeology.
Download the Report: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u...

@archshet.bsky.social
#coastarch #CoastalHeritage #hessupported

Standing stones at Machrie Moor © ScARF

There's still time to book your free place at one of our upcoming SWSARF workshops.

Join us at Brodick Hall, Arran, this Saturday, or at the Cat Strand in New Galloway on the 4th Oct. All welcome!

More info on our Eventbrite page: bit.ly/3IdW91H

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A mystery solved. . .
Back in May, we asked for help identifying a wreck in Sandladie Voe, West Sandwick. Amazingly, someone gave us a possible name: Candace.

#hessupported #shetlandwreck

✨ Student Bursaries for #SAF2025 ✨

Glasgow Archaeological Society are kindly sponsoring 10 bursaries of £50 to support students with tickets & travel for our October conference.

Apply here: www.scotarchforum.com/saf2025/bursaries

#HESSupported #ScottishArchaeology

The beautiful Cat. A-listed Tarlair Lido at Macduff; restored by its local community & now a welcoming cafe/meeting space.
We are supporting their next phase of works to reopen the pools for swimming with an #HESsupported grant.
Go visit for stunning views & tasty scones!
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✨ Sponsor Spotlight ✨

Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors for making this year’s conference possible! 🙌

Tickets are selling fast. Join us for an unforgettable event!

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The exterior of Bernat Klein Studio in May 2025. Credit: Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.

✂️ On The Cutting Edge! Modernist Textile Studio Gets Funding Boost.

We have awarded an #HESsupported grant to enable @shbt-charity.bsky.social to carry out specialist surveys at the Cat. A listed Bernat Klein Studio - starting a journey to bring this unique place back to life.

Read:
bit.ly/3VjKv85

Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn © ScARF

Are you interested in the archaeology of South West Scotland?

Join us at our first events for the SWSARF project! We'll be at Brodick Hall on 27th Sept and The CatStrand on 4th Oct discussing all things early-prehistoric.

Head to our Eventbrite page for more info: bit.ly/4lEC5mp

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🏛️ The Scottish Archaeology Month 2025 programme is live!

👉 Check it out and start planning your September: www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/events/list/
Thanks to @hisenvscot for their support.

#ScotArchMonth #HESsupported #archaeologyscotland #communityarchaeology #scottisharchaeology

Top left: Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland at the Innerpeffrey Library on the annual summer excursion © Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; Top right: Telford’s Bridge, Dunkeld © ScARF; Bottom: Machrie Moor 2 stone circle © ScARF

Our August newsletter is available now!☀️

Click the link below to read our latest updates, including an invite to our upcoming events for the SWSARF project.

Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/4moAXF2

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Tovakuddas are coastal rock pools and clefts used by Shetlanders between the 12th to 17th century to shrink or waulk 'Wadmal' - a handwoven wool cloth. The cloth was secured in these protective pools and the motion of the sea strengthened and thickened it... (1/3)
#tovakudda #hessupported

This remarkable site at Sands of Breckon, Yell, is revealing layers of history. Coastal processes have exposed prehistoric houses and burial cairns.

@archshet.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social
#HESsupported #coastarch #scotarchstrat

Stirling archaeologist Christian MacLagan For International Women's Day we invited archaeologist Morag Cross to share the story of pioneering Stirling archaeologist Christian MacLagan

Christian MacLagan was recognised for her work with a special honorary membership of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in Edinburgh in 1871.

Discover more about her life and work in our guest blog by independent researcher and archaeologist Morag Cross: bit.ly/SCHTblogmaclagan

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The exterior of Number 30, The Square. Credit - Huntly Development Trust.

Congrats to Huntly Development Trust. The transformation of Number 30,The Square, has won the top award at this year's Scottish Civic Trust My Place Awards.🏆

We're pleased to have supported this project with a #HESsupported grant.

See more about its win: ⬇️
scottishcivictrust.org.uk/news/huntly-...