30 August 2014

SCAPE developed Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk Project so that we could involve more people to more effectively tackle this important national issue. Our philosophy is that eroding coastal heritage provides opportunities for anyone to enjoy and benefit from taking part in archaeological and historical exploration and discovery.

On 30th August there will be a training workshop for those who have not participated or would like a refresher, at Durness Village Hall.

A highly interactive workshop where you will learn everything you need to know about becoming a volunteer with the project.
Following a short introduction to the project and to local coastal heritage, we will learn how to use the Sites at Risk web portal and the app to access records and contribute your own surveys.
After lunch, we will visit a nearby coastal archaeological site to practise a survey.
Time permitting, we will return to the Village Hall and submit our practise surveys.
Please bring your own laptop if you have one as well as a smart phone or tablet if you have one. We also have spares of everything, so don't worry if you don't.
Bring a packed lunch, and dress for the weather.

Booking essential. Contact info@scharp.co.uk or telephone 01334 462904 to book your place.

Further information on the SCHARP website: http://scharp.co.uk/events/2014/Aug/30/citizen-archaeology-training-day/

30 August 2014

Hunting for Lost Crafts Preview then talk

at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 30th August at 2pm. The preview will be followed by an
exhibition tour and talk at 3pm with author and estate owner Michael Wigan.

Hunting for Lost Crafts is centred round crafts traditionally associated at one time or another with the pursuits of hunting, shooting and fishing in the Highlands and explores how these have
developed into the work of contemporary craft. A team of volunteer community curators have researched heritage items from the collections of Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Highland Folk Museum
 and Timespan. These are exhibited alongside contemporary pieces from artists and
makers which ingeniously use the products of hunting - feathers, fishing line, fish skin and deer antler.
 

** Free Exhibition Tour with Michael Wigan, 3pm

Join Michael Wigan as he explains some of the heritage items within the exhibition as well as life, both past and present, on a traditional Highland estate. Michael owns the Borrobol Estate in Sutherland, he is a
passionate advocate of rural ecology and his two publications 'The Scottish Highland Estate: Preserving an Environment' and 'The Salmon' are testimony to his enduring interest.

No need to book, all welcome.