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Council for Scottish Archaeology: Adopt a Monument Scheme
Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division
The SCAPE Trust
At Sandwick on Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Isles, a team of archaeologists and volunteers is excavating a prehistoric building eroding out of the dunes, before it is claimed by the sea. The Shetland Community Archaeology Project was set up to train local volunteers in archaeological techniques and to dig and record the site before it is lost to coastal erosion.
Over three seasons of excavation, the team have found evidence for metalworking, hundreds of fragments of pottery and well-built stone structures that are at least 2,000 years old. The project was set up by The SCAPE Trust and is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland.
The Russell Trust |
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The Hunter Archaeological Trust | 
Unst Community Council |
