Public Tip-Offs Result in Discoveries in Western Isles

12 January 2012

A call out to local people to report anything unusual they’ve spotted at the shoreline or under the sea to a new archaeological project has already resulted in several promising discoveries.

Tip-offs have led to a possible medieval fishing village and 5,000-year-old pottery submerged in a loch.

The call went out in the summer and autumn to fishermen, beachcombers, divers and residents in the Western Isles.

The project is searching for previously unidentified prehistoric and historic remains in the coastal and marine areas of the Isles, from Berneray to the Butt of Lewis and all islands in between.