What was the Caithness Broch Festival?
The Caithness Broch Project, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology and the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute teamed up in 2017 to bring together a Festival of Archaeology.
There are more broch sites in Caithness than anywhere else in Scotland and yet few people outside of the archaeological community know about these massive, tower like Iron Age structures. The Caithness Broch Project is a community led archaeological organisation which aims to promote the existence of broch sites, undertake community archaeology projects in Caithness and eventually re-create a replica broch as it would have appeared 2000 years ago.
The Caithness Broch Festival was a year-long programme of heritage and archaeology projects, focusing on exploring the broch sites of Caithness.
The Caithness Broch Festival provided opportunities for local people and visitors to the area to engage with local archaeology – for many, their first opportunity to do so – whilst conducting significant archaeological research.
The Festival aimed to provide members of the public with training in basic archaeological techniques and gave volunteers the opportunity to develop skills in project planning, archaeological survey, finds recognition, finds cataloguing in addition to basic excavation techniques.
The overall aim was for these activities to develop a skilled and engaged group that can develop and sustain archaeological projects within the county. Participants also contributed to the wider understanding of broch sites in Caithness, landscapes and the results presented in this online exhibition..
There are more broch sites in Caithness than anywhere else in Scotland and yet few people outside of the archaeological community know about these massive, tower like Iron Age structures. The Caithness Broch Project is a community led archaeological organisation which aims to promote the existence of broch sites, undertake community archaeology projects in Caithness and eventually re-create a replica broch as it would have appeared 2000 years ago.
The Caithness Broch Festival was a year-long programme of heritage and archaeology projects, focusing on exploring the broch sites of Caithness.
The Caithness Broch Festival provided opportunities for local people and visitors to the area to engage with local archaeology – for many, their first opportunity to do so – whilst conducting significant archaeological research.
The Festival aimed to provide members of the public with training in basic archaeological techniques and gave volunteers the opportunity to develop skills in project planning, archaeological survey, finds recognition, finds cataloguing in addition to basic excavation techniques.
The overall aim was for these activities to develop a skilled and engaged group that can develop and sustain archaeological projects within the county. Participants also contributed to the wider understanding of broch sites in Caithness, landscapes and the results presented in this online exhibition..
The project was funded with the help from :
