Monitoring the coast
Our annual drone flight has recorded the latest condition of the coastline.
Can we hold back the waves at the Wemyss Caves?
See how collapsed sea walls no longer protect our ancient caves and their spectacular Pictish carvings in this 3-minute video by SCAPE.
SWACS Monitoring Day 2019
A short video about our annual monitoring day which took place in March 2019.
Keeping an eye on the coastline
How SWACS are using the latest technology to monitor and combat coastal erosion.
Monitoring Survey 2018
SWACS members braved the snow and wind yesterday to conduct our annual survey of the carvings, caves, castle and paths. We took hundreds of photographs, made measurements of the coast edge and recorded detailed observations of everything on site. This allows us to compare with the previous year’s survey to
SWACS use RTI skills to help out
In the cemetery of Kirkcaldy Old Kirk there is a very strange gravestone. Its two sides each have a different dedication, commemorating deaths separated by some twenty years. One side is dedicated by his brother to a man who was buried at sea in 1808. The other side names a
Visualization project
A team from York Archaeological Trust (YAT – mainly Marcus and Rachel) were at Wemyss Caves during March using a variety of complementary methods of data capture. Laser scanning was used to record the contours of the caves and also of the land outwith and above them. In addition, the
Special Open Day at the Wemyss Caves
We have digital archaeologists from York Archaeological Trust at the Wemyss Caves from Monday, 9 March, to Friday, 20 March, inclusive. They’re here to complete the data collection for the Visualization Project. The pilot project was carried out in Jonathan’s Cave in November 2013 resulting in the Wemyss Caves 4D
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