From Peat Spade to Tangle Trade: Industrial Heritage of the North Isles, Orkney

The ‘Industrial Heritage of the North Isles’ project was developed to promote and encourage the study of industrial sites, highlight their value as a heritage resource and to enable island residents and visitors understand the development of these industries in the landscape, their family histories and their personal connections at different local, regional and national scales. The project recognised that industries such as farming, fishing, kelp burning and quarrying can have a more prominent and more tangible presence in the contemporary landscape for islanders, than perhaps sites dating to the more distant past. Research, desk-based assessments, walkover surveys and building recording was undertaken with islanders (geophysical survey is reported separately). Outputs included reports, leaflets and a web-based resource.