This project, running from February 2015 to April 2016, is a strategic effort inspire and mobilize all those with an interest in or responsibility for carved stones in Scotland
This project, running from February 2015 to April 2016, is a strategic effort to link, inspire, mobilize and help direct the efforts of all those with an interest in or responsibility for carved stones in Scotland.
We aim to take stock of existing and ongoing research and to identify priorities for future research. By involving leading practitioners from England, Ireland and Sweden we hope to benchmark Scottish initiatives to best practice internationally. Our aim is to stimulate research into all aspects of carved stones in Scotland in order to promote an increased awareness of the interest, significance and value of this important aspect of our heritage. This in turn will help improve handling of their care, for wider public benefit.
All participants, specialist and non-specialist, will shape the new research agenda, but, in consultation with the National Committee on Carved Stones in Scotland, we have identified two specific areas to prioritize that seem particularly pressing or potentially fruitful: digital recording technology (a field in which Scotland aspires to play a leading role); and carved stones associated with churches (a major issue not previously addressed).
The objectives are to:
- produce and publish a Research Agenda for Carved stones in Scotland. This will fill a perceived gap in the Scottish Archaeology Research Framework (ScARF) and will inform and inspire future research
- bring together for the first time experts from across the research community with a wide range of specialist and non-specialist ‘stakeholders’ from the heritage and stewardship sectors in order to: share information and best practice (including knowledge transfer)
- establish links that can form the basis of future collaborations
- lay the groundwork for an international research network on digital applications in research on early medieval inscribed monuments.
For workshop details and summaries of findings, please follow the links for the individual workshops.
For further information please contact: Dr Sally Foster
SOURCE:
Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Principal Investigator: Dr Sally Foster, University of Stirling
Co-Investigator: Dr Katherine Forsyth, University of Glasgow
