Historic Scotland (now Historic Environment Scotland) commissioned a series of Coastal Zone Assessment Surveys (CZAS). These recorded baseline data on archaeological sites, geological and geomorphological data and information on the erosion status of the coast. The surveys adhered to guidelines published by Historic Scotland and reporting was achieved through a series of maps and gazetteers.
The CZAS reports have been digitised and are accessible as pdf files on the Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE) Trust’s website:
Firth of Clyde (2003) Island of Great Cumbrae, south and east Cowal Peninsula (Ardyne Point to Strone Point) and the Ayrshire coast (Largs to Maidens).
Firth of Clyde: Kintyre and Isle of Arran (2005) East Kintyre (Tarbert to Campbeltown) and South Arran (Drumadoon Point to Clauchlands Point).
South Ayrshire (2023): Maidens to Dipple; Ballantrae to Bennane
Loch Ryan (2023): Loch Ryan
Solway North Coast (1996): Carrickcarlin Point to Crook of Baldoon
Solway North Coast (1996): Crook of Baldoon to Dalbeattie
Solway North Coast (1996): Port Donnel to Gretna
The SCAPE Trust has also undertaken a range of coastal surveys and investigations some of which fall within the region. Of particular note are:
RAF Wig Bay (2015): Rapid condition survey of RAF Wig Bay
Solway Coastwise Survey (2019): Community recording and historical research at three areas of the Solway coast – Redkirk Point, Gretna; Auchencairn, Dalbeattie and Cairnhead Bay, Whithorn
Kirkcudbright Bay wreck recording (2020): Survey, recording and historical research of two intertidal wrecks in Kirkcudbright Bay