The SAMPHIRE team spent a busy day meeting with divers and boat skippers in Scourie, Elphin and Ullapool.

'The SAMPHIRE team visiting a scallop diver at his home near the village of Scourie to go over the details of a previously unreported historic wreck site.

The team were kindly invited to Elphin by friends Russel & Bridie to discuss the maritime heritage of the area.

Going over the nautical charts in Elphin and enjoying the stunning landscape.

After discovering some leads for future surveys the team then made their way to Ullapool for even more meetings through the beautiful landscape of northwest Scotland.

Lochinver to Ullapool.

The in-depth knowledge of the marine environment and local maritime history held by divers, boat skippers and other members of the marine community is already producing fascinating stories and leads for the project; with the local community at the heart of the next stages of SAMPHIRE.

People like Andy Venters and his sons running a dive charter boat in Ullapool, and local divers provide detailed knowledge of the local maritime environment that can’t be gleaned from paper charts and archives, helping to bring maritime history to life.

Investigating the maritime history around Ullapool with local dive skipper Andy Venters and family, and local divers.