29th Aug – 13th Sept 2020 An exciting opportunity to celebrate East Lothian’s heritage in new ways, and to safely explore historic buildings and archaeological sites, without leaving home! There is an exciting programme of over 60 events – from virtual guided tours, presentations and films to workshops, poetry, and music, all about the heritage … Read More
In March, a small team set out to explore a possible new site: an anomaly in the LiDAR data (below) was interpreted as a possible cairn, so we headed out to investigate. The site is located on a promontory in Whiteadder Reservoir. However, assuming that our site is prehistoric, it would not have been on … Read More
Many thanks to everyone who braved the wintery January weather with us to take part in excavations on Bunkle Edge. Bunkle Edge is an 8km long ridge running broadly WSW-ENE between the Eye Water and Whiteadder, with a series of prehistoric forts and earthworks located along the summit of the ridge. We were exploring a … Read More
This week, AOC’s community archaeologists have been working with Duns Primary School, taking pupils out into the landscape to explore their archaeology as well as bringing the past into the classroom. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will spend a day with each of the five P5-7 classes, totalling around 130 pupils. … Read More
A small group gathered at the Volunteer Arms in Dunbar on Friday 10th January 2020 to look at and discuss various place-names in the Whiteadder project area. It was a very successful workshop with great input from all. The items discussed will be posted as a page on this website, including a downloadable PDF containing … Read More