Archaeologists seek hidden depths of maritime knowledge

29 April 2013

Underwater archaeologists will be travelling down Scotland’s west coast – from Kinclohbervie to Glasgow – to gather local insight into the maritime history of the area.

Through a series of meetings and talks taking place this May, archaeologists will introduce Project SAMPHIRE (Scottish Atlantic Maritime Past: Heritage, Investigation, Research and Education) to communities along the Atlantic coast. They want to hear from local people – or diving enthusiasts – about anything interesting or curious they have spotted beneath the water. The SAMPHIRE team are hoping to find out about everything from previously-unknown shipwrecks, to now-submerged traces of human habitation that could go back thousands of years.

The research is being carried out by WA Coastal & Marine and RCAHMS, with support from The Crown Estate’s Marine Stewardship Fund.