Tarradale Archaeological Team Tarradale Through Time: Community Engagement with Archaeology in the Highlands) (formerly,
NOSAS was awarded £69,300 of Heritage Lottery Funding to undertake a community archaeological project on the Black Isle commencing Autumn 2017. Further information can be found on the Tarradale Through Time website.
Summaries of what the project has achieved can be read on the NOSAS Blog here, here and here.
2017 Excavations. C14 Radiocarbon dates have now been published from our Shell Midden excavations. Rare Mesolithic antler tools were found, including two T axes, of which only another 3 examples are known in the UK. See the most recent information here.
2018 Excavations. TTT excavated Gilchrist Promontory Fort and Balvattie Enclosed Settlement in September. See the Blog post here.
2019 Excavations focused on the Barrow Cemetery. These took place from 31st August until 15th September. Find out more in the Blog Post.
In 2022 our book was published - Tarradale Through Time: Community Archaeology on the Black Isle.
As of 2023, work continues under the Tarradale Archaeological Team (TAT), which remains a NOSAS project.