“I’d had a bad night – didn’t sleep much – so we thought a gentle stroll along the sand at Skaill Bay would be just right “
‘Everybody’s Been Surfin’ – Surfin’ at Skaill Bay………..’
Unstable Cliffs!
“We first visited the Brough of Deerness about 20 years ago, when we accessed the small bay by a flight of wooden steps. “
How Waves & Rain Contribute to Cliff Erosion
“We can now better predict how much erosion will occur during a particular storm using the wave and rainfall erosion relationship that we’ve identified here.”
Crisis In The Caspian Sea: Major Threat to Biodiversity
The Caspian Sea is a land-locked lake, but it is the largest on the planet (371.000 km2), and quite salty. Since the 1990’s, the water level has been dropping a few centimeters every year. This drop will accelerate during the upcoming decades.
Exhibition Seeks Objects From Areas Under Threat of Coastal Erosion
People living in Scotland’s vulnerable coastal areas are being asked to make their mark on an exhibition addressing key environmental concerns.
Orkney Projects Benefit From Coastal Protection Funding
Two projects in Orkney have been successful in applying for funding from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as part of Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters.
Revealing the Human Response to Sea Level Rise in the Neolithic Era
With climate change now driving rapid sea-level rise, the team says the effects will not always be as simple as a forced human retreat from coasts.
Landscapes of Change: The Bays of Birsay, Marwick and Skaill
Dr David Griffiths of Oxford University and his team have been researching the archaeological landscapes of West Mainland.
Holding Back The Waves At The Swandro Dig
” I’ve been thinking about the archaeological dig at Swandro, on the island of Rousay.”
The People Of The Sea
“You could weave a tale, about the fisherman’s hand, and how it came to be where you found it………”
