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RESEARCH/STUDY REPORTS
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Title Description Information
Research Report: Macduff
Slate - Extraction and
testing of Slate from Hill of
Foudland, Aberdeenshire
Research Report:
Ballachulish Slate -
Extraction and testing
of Slate from Khartoum
Quarry, Argyll
NHTG Traditional Building
Craft Skills (National
Heritage Training Group)
These two volumes have been published following research
work by the Scottish Stone Liaison Group in considering
the viability of re-instating a supply of indigenous Scottish
slate. Two sites were selected for investigation work and
these reports record the work undertaken and the resulting
outcomes of the research. (Research Report - Ballachulish
Slate also available)
These two volumes have been published following research
work by the Scottish Stone Liaison Group in considering the
viability of re-instating a supply of indigenous Scottish slate.
Two sites were selected for investigation work and these reports
record the work undertaken and the resulting outcomes of
the research. (Research Report – Macduff Slate also available)
This report, produced by the National Heritage Training Group
(NHTG), provides a detailed labour and skills needs analysis
of the heritage sector within the construction industry in
Scotland.
70pp, A4, 2008 (PB)
ISBN 978 1 904 966 64 7
£6.00
66pp, A4, 2008 (PB)
ISBN 978 1 904 966 63 0
£6.00
125pp, A4
FREE
The Consequences of Past
Stonecleaning Intervention
on Future Policy and
Resources
This research report assesses the effects different cleaning
regimes have had on natural stone.
240pp, A4 2003 (PB),
ISBN 1 903570 89 1
£6.00
Scottish Roofing Slate:
characteristics and tests
This research report ties the geological properties of slate to
its usability as a roofing material.
218pp, A4 2002 (PB),
ISBN 1 903570 60 3
£6.00
Chemical Consolidants
and Water Repellents for
Sandstones in Scotland
This report presents the findings of a 2 year project
researching the use and effectiveness of consolidants
and water repellents on Scottish sandstones including
comprehensive conclusions.
276pp, A4, 2003 (PB),
ISBN 1 903570 20 4
£6.00
The Management of
Cropmark Archaeology
in Lowland Scotland
Evaluation of Limestone
and Building Limes in
Scotland
This research report focuses on the processes of destruction
which can affect ancient sites in a modern agricultural
landscape and the ways in which these can be managed.
It is hoped this report will help to find generally acceptable
methods for assessing the severity and urgency of threats
based on information available without costly excavation.
This report evaluated the qualities and performance of lime
mortars from selected limestone quarries.
87pp, A4, (PB),
ISBN 978 904 966 6 54
£6.00
152pp, A4, 2003 (PB),
ISBN 1 903570 81 6
£6.00
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