12 March 2021 Issue 2418 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
DEATH NOTICE
Margaret ‘Greta’ Stewart passed away peacefully in the early hours of Monday morning (8.3.21) at Mo Dhachaidh. Beloved mother to Anne, Rory and Alan Stewart; ‘Granny Scotland’ to Sophie and Neil Darragh, Hannah, Jenna and Rachel Stewart.
The funeral will be held next week in the Ullapool Church of Scotland. Details are currently being finalised. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the service will be limited to family.
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Local broch project wins top archaeology award
An ancient broch in Assynt has been named Rescue Project of the Year in the prestigious UK-wide Current Archaeology Magazine Annual Awards.
Historic Assynt, a volunteer-led organisation, is leading the restoration work on Clachtoll Broch, which over the last 15 years has been transformed from a neglected ruin to a fascinating window into life in the area over 2000 years ago. It is one of northern Scotland’s most iconic archaeological monuments. Surviving in places to first floor level – in places over 3m above the bedrock – are the remains of spectacular drystone tower which the work has now made safe for visitors to view.
The most recent work was completed as part of the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund as well as Historic Environment Scotland, SSE, The Pilgrim Trust, Highland Council via the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, and The Robert Kiln Trust. Historic Assynt worked closely with professional consultants AOC Archaeology Group to excavate and investigate the broch and its secrets.
Current Archaeology is one of the best-selling archaeological magazines in the UK, and runs an annual awards programme recognising exceptional archaeological projects. Clachtoll Broch was one of only two Scottish projects to win awards this year. Projects are nominated for awards by Current Archaeology staff, which are then decided by a public vote.
Commenting on the achievement, David Bain, chair of Historic Assynt, said: ‘The support from our partners, and from within Historic Assynt from our Vice-Chair Gordon Sleight, who has given so much time to the broch, has helped us deliver an amazing project and hopefully conserve this wonderful iron age structure for many years to come. But it is the support from our community that has made the difference in winning this award, and we want to thank everyone for voting and supporting us throughout.’
Boyd Alexander, Scheme Manager for Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape, added: ‘the Partnership’s vision is of thriving, working communities within a healthy landscape, who work together to celebrate and protect their unique natural, historic and cultural heritage now and for the future. We are delighted that Historic Assynt’s Clachtoll Broch project, which fulfils so many aspects of this vision, has been recognised for the work that has been done, and the transformation it has brought to this iconic part of our history and culture.’
More information about the broch, and future plans for further work, is available at http://clachtoll.aocarchaeology.com/ and at https://coigach-assynt.org/project/clachtoll-broch/
DEATH NOTICE
Margaret ‘Greta’ Stewart passed away peacefully in the early hours of Monday morning (8.3.21) at Mo Dhachaidh. Beloved mother to Anne, Rory and Alan Stewart; ‘Granny Scotland’ to Sophie and Neil Darragh, Hannah, Jenna and Rachel Stewart.
The funeral will be held next week in the Ullapool Church of Scotland. Details are currently being finalised. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the service will be limited to family.
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Local broch project wins top archaeology award
An ancient broch in Assynt has been named Rescue Project of the Year in the prestigious UK-wide Current Archaeology Magazine Annual Awards.
Historic Assynt, a volunteer-led organisation, is leading the restoration work on Clachtoll Broch, which over the last 15 years has been transformed from a neglected ruin to a fascinating window into life in the area over 2000 years ago. It is one of northern Scotland’s most iconic archaeological monuments. Surviving in places to first floor level – in places over 3m above the bedrock – are the remains of spectacular drystone tower which the work has now made safe for visitors to view.
The most recent work was completed as part of the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund as well as Historic Environment Scotland, SSE, The Pilgrim Trust, Highland Council via the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, and The Robert Kiln Trust. Historic Assynt worked closely with professional consultants AOC Archaeology Group to excavate and investigate the broch and its secrets.
Current Archaeology is one of the best-selling archaeological magazines in the UK, and runs an annual awards programme recognising exceptional archaeological projects. Clachtoll Broch was one of only two Scottish projects to win awards this year. Projects are nominated for awards by Current Archaeology staff, which are then decided by a public vote.
Commenting on the achievement, David Bain, chair of Historic Assynt, said: ‘The support from our partners, and from within Historic Assynt from our Vice-Chair Gordon Sleight, who has given so much time to the broch, has helped us deliver an amazing project and hopefully conserve this wonderful iron age structure for many years to come. But it is the support from our community that has made the difference in winning this award, and we want to thank everyone for voting and supporting us throughout.’
Boyd Alexander, Scheme Manager for Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape, added: ‘the Partnership’s vision is of thriving, working communities within a healthy landscape, who work together to celebrate and protect their unique natural, historic and cultural heritage now and for the future. We are delighted that Historic Assynt’s Clachtoll Broch project, which fulfils so many aspects of this vision, has been recognised for the work that has been done, and the transformation it has brought to this iconic part of our history and culture.’
More information about the broch, and future plans for further work, is available at http://clachtoll.aocarchaeology.com/ and at https://coigach-assynt.org/project/clachtoll-broch/
