New Visitor Centre Opens
After a lot of incredible hard work, SWACS volunteers welcomed the first group of visitors to our new Visitor Centre and Museum. The new museum has comprehensive displays on the caves, Macduff Castle, Pictish art and local history.
Visit by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
On 31 October SWACS was delighted to welcome to the caves Rev. Susan Brown, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Community Festival video!
The film of our Community Festival held in July is now ready. Thanks again to everyone who came along or helped on the day - see if you can spot yourself in the film!
Wemyss Caves Community Festival a big hit
A huge thank-you to everyone who came along to the festival on Saturday, and to all the volunteers and performers who worked so hard to make the day a success.
Going underground: Exploring the caves of Courier Country
Michael Alexander digs deep to explore the folklore behind some of Fife and Tayside’s most famous caves.
Wemyss Caves Community Festival
SWACS are delighted to announce that we will be holding a Wemyss Caves Family Festival at the caves and castle on the afternoon of Saturday July 21st.
2018 tours up and running
Many thanks to everyone who turned out to volunteer or take a tour last Sunday.
30th Anniversary Conference
Many thanks to all the speakers and visitors who came to our 30th Anniversary Celebration event last Saturday. We counted around 100 people there over the day and the speakers were excellent and informative from start to finish. For those who missed it, all the talks can be seen below.
30th Anniversary celebration and conference
Saturday, 22nd October, is our 30th Anniversary celebration and conference in the Old Kirk in Kirkcaldy. It’s shaping up to be a great day, with over 80 advance registrations so far to hear some of the best speakers from across Scotland on Pictish art and archaeology.
SWACS host archaeologists’ tour
This weekend we took part in the SCHARP Conference in St Andrews which gathered together archaeologists and volunteers who work to record, protect and publicise coastal heritage sites across Scotland. It was an amazing day where we heard about the work being done by groups like ours from Stranraer to
