ACTIVITY BOOK N W E S 1 This activity pack has been prepared as part of the Shetland Rural Island Maritime Heritage Asset Atlas Project which is administered by the NAFC Marine Centre. Funding for this project was provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund funded by National Lottery players. © NAFC Marine Centre 2017 This document is available from our website at www.shetlandmaritimeheritageproject.com NAFC Marine Centre Port Arthur Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0UN 01595 772000
[email protected] All images within the document are copyright of Charlotte Slater (NAFC) unless otherwise stated. NAFC Marine Centre is the trading name of the Shetland Fisheries Centre Trust, Scottish Charity Number SC003715 Hello! My name is Tammy Welcome to the Shetland Rural Island Maritime Heritage Asset Atlas Project or SRIMHAA for short! This project is to map structures and remains found around the coastline in Fair Isle, Foula, Papa Stour and Skerries and then to get a better picture of what they were used for through stories, artefacts, memories and folklore. This booklet contains lots of information about Shetland’s coast and maritime heritage and some fun activities. Tammie and Norrie will be on hand through out the booklet with some hand tips and interesting information. And I’m Norrie! 3 The sea and shores around Shetland have been important for the islands ever since people settled here more than 5000 years ago. Because of this, there are many different remains, also known as archaeology, around the coastline of Shetland from a variety of different time periods. Some of these sites would have been much further inland when they were in use but as the sea has eroded the land, they now sit on the coast.