Author: Acfa Editor

The new body representing Scotland’s historic environment formed form the amalgamation of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments, Historic Environment Scotland, has marked a significant milestone with the publication of their first corporate plan.  The plan and full information about HES can be found at their new website.

At the end of April a group of ACFA members travelled to Tiree to spend a week on a new project inspired by research carried out on the island by local doctor John Holliday.  The intention was to look for settlement evidence from the Norse and Medieval periods.  With the enthusiastic involvement of a number of locals a large number of surveys were carried out, despite losing a day to snow, such an unusual occurance that Tiree airport had had its snow plough removed some years ago. 

More information about the results of the survey can be found in the Survey section.

This year’s annual photography competition has been launched and organiser Sue Bryson is urging all ACFA members to get involved.  Got any interesting photos from the recent Tiree trip or planning a visit to an archaeological site over the summer?  Remember to pack you camera and keep the competition in mind.  Full details can be found in the Members’ Area.

Volunteers who took an interest in the Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk Project are being invited to attend a conference in St Andrews to showcase the range and quality of work that volunteers have undertaken across Scotland as part of the project.  The conference is to be held on weekend of the 18th and 19th of June and is also intended as an opportunity for volunteers to meet and learn about the work that has been carried out.  Full details of the conference can  be found here .