Welcome to the Brora Saltpans website

See the results of the 2008 excavation HERE

See pictures of the project team HERE

This site was designed and is hosted by The SCAPE Trust using images and text supplied by the Clyne Heritage Society. Further pages will be added in the near future.

Brora: the industrial capital of Sutherland

Brora is a village on the east coast of Sutherland in the north of Scotland. To see a satelite image of the location of the site please click here.

The Glory of Brora's past uncovered

The remains of part of a substantial wall were unearthed during the 2007 excavation. The wall is aligned NE-SW with a doorway towards its NE end and runs along the base of a sand dune. To read more about what was discovered please click here.

SCAPE (Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion) is a charity that seeks to research, conserve and promote the archaeology of Scotland's coast. Find out more about SCAPE on our main website www.scapetrust.org.

A bit of brick and pot

The first of two finds sessions was held in the Brora Community Centre on Thursday 13th December 2007. It was led by excavation director, Janet Hooper and supervising archaeologist, Cathy Dagg, and was attended by 12 enthusiastic volunteers. To read more about the finds session please click here.

Who was there

To see the excavation team please click here