Sumburgh Head Lighthouse
The lighthouse buildings at Sumburgh Head have been authentically restored during a £5.4 million programme, culminating in the creation of a world class visitor attraction that opened in May 2014. The project sensitively restored the Category A Listed Lighthouse Buildings, … Read More »
Force to Fabric Highly Commended Award (August 2013)
CFA is pleased to announce that on 11 August 2013 we received a ‘highly commended’ award from the Association of Industrial Archaeologists (AIA) for our publication ‘Force to Fabric’. Dr Mike Cressey accepted the award from Professor Marylyn Palmer at … Read More »
Crail Airfield
Crail Airfield is the best surviving example of a WW2 Fleet Air Arm airfield in the United Kingdom and as such is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The airfield was originally established during the First World War but none of … Read More »
Stanley Mills
Archaeological Watching Brief and Standing Building Recording at Stanley Mills, Stanley, Perthshire. Stanley Mills is a unique complex of Grade A listed water-powered cotton mills situated on a majestic site within a bend in the River Tay. Water-power was used … Read More »
Teampull Na Trianaid (Trinity Church), North Uist
Teampull Na Trionaid (Trinity Church) is a medieval monastery and college founded and built during the 14th century and reconstructed in the 16th century. The church stands within an oval enclosure at Carinish. The church’s origins are uncertain but it … Read More »