Swandro-Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust

This channel exists to showcase the work of the Swandro – Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust, a Registered Scottish Charity (No. SC047002) established on the 21st of November 2016, which aims to respond to the threat to the finite resource of Orkney’s coastal heritage that is being destroyed by the sea. Due to global warming, the effects of climate change and melting polar ice are promoting higher sea levels and changing weather systems with increased storminess, which is exacerbating an existing problem. Orkney has over 980 km of coastline and many of Orkney's archaeological sites are subject to ongoing coastal erosion. The coastline of Westness in the island of Rousay has a particular series of vulnerable sites.  These currently form the basis of the ‘Gateway to the Atlantic' Research Project.