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October 09, 2004
Coastal archaeological sites threatened
Coastal erosion is threatening a number of archaeological sites in Benbecula, Caithness, East Lothian, Fife, the Orkneys and the Shetlands and elsewhere,
Experts at a conference organized by the Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE) Trust on October 12 will discuss the fact that Historic Scotland are not accepting responsibility for sites in the face of natural erosion.
Apparently the government has made money available for coastal protection, but there are no specific funds for protecting archaeological sites. The archaeologists would presumably want the sites to be thoroughly examined in cases where it is not practical to save them.
news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1154462004
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/envhist/Conf.htm
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/envhist/ConfProg.htm
Posted by Simon Holledge at October 9, 2004 12:35 AM
Comments
Simon
coastal erosion is an important issue and not just for Scotland.
I liked your comment about the ea-gull - very melodic and musical - on the Boris Johnson site.
melissa
Posted by: melissa at October 10, 2004 07:23 PM