Machars Waterborne project
Last week, AOC’s Dr Graeme Cavers led us on an online adventure through the new discoveries made by our tireless team during the Machars Waterborne project. The event was recorded and is available below, for anyone who missed it. Enjoy!
Our LiDAR analysis project is off to a great start: project volunteers have identified over 300 new possible archaeological sites in the NW area of the Machars alone! This week, we met online to review some of the highlights and discuss the identifying characteristics of prehistoric archaeology in our study area. A selection of newly […]
On Wednesday 25th November 2020 we kicked off the project with an introductory talk from Graeme Cavers of AOC Archaeology, discussing what we’re hoping to achieve with the MW project, and how we’ll be making use of aerial laser scanning to investigate our archaeology. You can watch a video of the talk here:
We’re delighted to be up and running with the Machars Waterborne project! On Wednesday 25th November 2020 we launched the project with an introductory talk from Graeme Cavers of AOC Archaeology, who discussed the Machars’ maritime links through prehistory and history, and how we will be looking to use airborne laser scanning (or LiDAR) to […]
We open from March 29th to October 31st, Sunday to Friday, 11 am to 4pm. Summer hours may be extended.
Your visit includes our chronological story of the development of Whithorn, the upper Gallery “Whithorn Cold Case” exhibition and special exhibition “Face to Face with Whithorn’s Bishops”, now including facial reconstructions of Bishops Henry and Walter and the magnificent Whithorn Crozier; the ticket also includes access to the Iron Age roundhouse reconstruction via guided tour, and the Historic Environment Scotland Museum of early mediaeval carved stones. The crypts are currently closed to the public. All tickets are valid for one year. 
£0.00 – £25.50
12 months to give you access to our historic site at the Cradle of Christianity in Whithorn, as well as access to our exclusive online interactive timelines (Available from the 1st April 2021).
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