WRESTLING WITH SOCIAL VALUE
FIND OUT MOREThis month, Heritage 2020 published a series of case studies that showcase different models of collaboration between heritage organisations, higher education institutions and communities. The 'Wrestling with Social Value' project has been featured as a case study, with reflections on the formation, benefits, and legacy of the collaborative approach adopted. The full case study can … Continue reading Exploring Collaboration
“Nan grew up here, me, my mother-in-law, a lot of history” (photo exhibit response). “It’s a treasure and they should keep looking after it and the residents” (male, tenant of 5 years). In January 2017, Cables Wynd House was ‘listed’, i.e. placed on the national list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest. The … Continue reading Site Report: Cables Wynd House
Seventy-nine years ago, on 24th May 1941, H.M.S. Hood, Britain’s largest battlecruiser, was sunk with the loss of 1,415 men. Last year, on the anniversary of the sinking, I travelled to Loch Eriboll, on the North coast of Scotland. Although the wreck lies many miles away and few if any of the crew on board … Continue reading Site Report: The Hood Stones
Last year I was privileged to spend just over a month on the Isle of Lewis as part of my PhD fieldwork: one week during the wet and windy month of March; three weeks during the long, sunny days of June; and a few days in early November, before the worst of the winter storms … Continue reading Site Report: Dun Carloway Broch
The Caterthuns are a pair of Iron Age hill forts, sited about 1km apart and each providing wide views of the surrounding landscape. Archaeological investigations have shown that both hilltops have been the sites of multiple phases of occupation. The Brown Caterthun was occupied during the 1st millennium BCE and the White Caterthun from the … Continue reading Brown & White Caterthuns, West of Edzell, Angus
Launched in 1918, the battle cruiser H.M.S. Hood was Britain's biggest warship, earning it the nickname 'The Mighty Hood'. The vessel undertook missions and exercises around the world during the inter-war years before being mobilised for operations at the outbreak of World War II. In 1934, the Hood was anchored in Loch Eriboll, Sutherland. During … Continue reading The Hood Stones, Loch Eriboll
The broch at Carloway (Carlabagh) on the Isle of Lewis is an Iron Age monument that was probably constructed about the 1st century BCE and occupied initially until about 500 CE. Brochs are a type of circular roundhouse or tower construction unique to Scotland. Dun Carloway (Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) is a well-preserved example, with the back … Continue reading Dun Carloway, Isle of Lewis
The Blackhouse site at Arnol, on the West coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, consists of the houses and immediate surrounds of two crofts. At number 42, there is a conserved thatched ‘blackhouse’, originally constructed around 1875, and the 1960s bungalow that replaced it; and at number 39, there is a … Continue reading The Blackhouse, Arnol, Isle of Lewis
It was a surprisingly sunny and slightly windy day as a group of archaeologists, heritage professionals, climate change specialists, and community members walked out to see some of the archaeological remains half-hidden in the meandering coastlines of Sanday. A place of stunning white beaches and exciting wildlife, the Orkney island of Sanday in northern Scotland … Continue reading Bringing social values into the prioritisation of heritage sites: a question of resilience?
The 200-acre Kinneil Estate encompasses buildings and archaeological remains that evidence human occupation over a period of 2000 years. These include a section of the Roman Antonine Wall, with visible remains of a fortlet, and Kinneil House, the earliest parts of which were originally a 15th Century Tower House. Both of these sites are ‘properties … Continue reading Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness
