Visualization Project
Are you a fan of our Wemyss Caves 4D website? Do you wish you could explore all the other caves online instead of just Jonathan’s? Then you will be pleased to hear that – thanks to generous support from SCAPE (Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion) and Historic
Conservation Management Plan
Members of the Wemyss Caves Working Group met with representatives of the team from Northlight Heritage who have been commissioned to formulate the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the caves. Northlight will undertake a baseline audit of the caves and their carvings and make an assessment of their cultural significance.
RTI – First Volunteer Session
SWACS made a start on capturing the Court Cave carvings as part of our Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) project. The weather was kind to us and volunteers came from St Andrews, Edinburgh and Glasgow to learn about this powerful photographic technique and to help out with both the data capture
‘Wemyss Caves: Journeying Through Time’
Dr Sue Hamstead delivered a very successful presentation on the Wemyss Caves at the Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy last night on the history of the Wemyss Caves.
Bad Weather causes further Erosion at Wemyss Caves Coastline
SWACS are extremely alarmed by the extent to which recent weather conditions have eroded the coastline upon where the caves are situated.
Test Run of New RTI Equipment Made in Court Cave
A grant from Awards For All Scotland has enabled us to buy our own photographic equipment, the main aim being to capture all the carvings in the caves using the RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) technique. We made an outing to Court Cave– in the company of our friends from SCAPE
David Torrance MSP raises the Wemyss Caves in the Scottish Parliament
David Torrance MSP raises the Wemyss Caves in the Scottish Parliament and Fiona Hyslop (Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs) replies.
Illustrated Talk given in Buckhaven
An illustrated talk on local history was given by Sue Hamstead, SWACS Education Officer, to the senior citizens group at Buckhaven Community Centre. Fittingly, the main subject of the talk was Auld Buckhyne and many members of the audience had their own memories to contribute.
Lecture to Edinburgh University Archaeological Society
A lecture was given by Sue Hamstead, SWACS Education Officer, to Edinburgh University Archaeological Society. The lecture covered some basic information about the caves for those new to the subject, then delved more deeply into the history of their archaeological exploration from the Victorian pioneers right up to the latest
Wemyss Caves lecture delivered at TAFAC 2014 Conference
Dr Jo Hambly (SCAPE) and Dr Sue Hamstead (SWACS) delivered a lecture on the history of research into the Wemyss Caves at the 2014 TAFAC Conference. The lecture also focused on the imaging work which was recently carried out on Jonathan’s Cave as part of the Wemyss Caves 4D project.
