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Pilot Project Completion

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Hartavagh, South Uist: one of our 2012 field locations. Yairs, causeways & a remote historical community (made using AutoStitch: www.autostitch.net).

After two years the pilot project is now complete. We’re putting the finishing touches to the yearly reports which will be online soon on the Downloads page.

I’d like on behalf of the entire project team to thank all those that reported sites, material and helped us in the field. A wide range of archaeological and historical material has been compiled into the reports, so I hope you find something of interest in our project themes:

Marine Resource Exploitation

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Diving at Hartavagh, South Uist

Maritime History & Transport

Hulk on Grimsay, North Uist foreshore

Small wooden vessel on Grimsay, North Uist foreshore

Submerged Prehistory

Geirisclett Neolithic chambered cairn in the intertidal zone, North Uist

 

Fishtraps, fishtraps, everywhere!

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During the aerial photography survey of the intertidal zone of the Outer Hebrides several new sites have been discovered. Many of these features are stone-built walls, probably fishtraps  – often called ‘yairs’ in Scotland. They are also likely to be useful causeways too.

We count five intertidal walls from this intertidal inlet at Hartavagh, South Uist – how many can you spot?

 

Aerial survey of the Outer Hebrides

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Earlier this week a small team from WA Coastal & Marine and RCAHMS made a series of flights from Barra to Lewis involving detailed aerial photography of the intertidal zone in the hunt for previously unrecorded sites. BBC Alba reported on the proceedings.

It was a very successful trip identifying several new sites including a spectacular complex of yairs (fish traps). Over the next few weeks the results will be analysed and reported.

More to follow soon!