Ancient building saved from sea

The site was carefully moved away from the sea [Pic: EASE Archaeology] A Bronze Age building on Shetland has been saved from erosion after being moved to a safe, new site. The construction, on the island of Bressay, uncovered during an excavation eight years ago, was painstakingly reconstructed further away from sea. The ancient building, at Cruester, which dates from between 1500 to 1200 BC, was thought to be linked to a nearby "burnt mound" of stones. The constructions were thought to have been used for feasts, baths or saunas. The building was rescued by a team of archaeologists from the University of St. Andrews, with specialists and local volunteers, who spent the past three months dismantling, photographing and numbering each stone. They were then moved by tractor to a site next to Bressay Heritage Centre and the... [read full story]