Sound of Mull Archaeological Project (SOMAP)
The Sound of Mull Archaeological Project (SOMAP) was carried
out between 1994 and 2005 to map and assess the condition of a
wide range of underwater and inter tidal wrecks and coastal
structures in the Sound of Mull, on Scotland's north-west coast.
The study was undertaken by many volunteers under the auspices of
the Nautical Archaeology Society and demonstrates the value of
projects carried out by trained enthusiasts.
This account of the project combines the results of
documentary research into archives and old photographs, high
resolution marine geophysics, and measured surveys both on land
and underwater. A total of 16 wrecks and four sites were examined
and are summarised, with detailed accounts of three sites of
wrecks or shipping-related debris of particular interest. There
are 50 black and white and 53 colour illustrations, including
remote-sensing images. The book is accompanied by an interactive
CD-ROM which includes further remote-sensing images.
More information available in this extract from the NAS Newsletter
(2008.2):
SOMAP Newsletter article
This volume is the first in a series of NAS monographs and is
available to order now from the NAS:
Order form
The SOMAP Project and the SOMAP monograph have been made
possible by grant support from Historic Scotland
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