29past horizons Kilbride ChapelArdnadamHeritage TrailLyne Adam and Eve StoneColdingham PrioryCommunity GardenBalgarthno Stone CircleSE PerthshireStone Circle TrailPoldhu WellsBronze Age Bressay! SandwickScolpaigTowerRubh ' an Teampull Chapel Local school children sew a native wildlflower meadow around this inner city stone circle in Dundee, adopted by the Friends of Balgarthno Stone Circle. ( Credit: M. Ritchie) Save Saint Bride's Chapel ( Arran) has adopted this early Mediaeval chapel. Together with Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust and Adopt- a- Monument they hope to conserve and interpret the ruins and adjoining graveyard. Unst Archaeology group, The SCAPE Trust and Adopt- a- Monument worked to partially reconstruct and interpret this Iron Age site on Shetland in the summer of 2007. ( Credit: Tom Dawson) Lyne Kirkyard Project: Peeblesshire Archaeology Society adopted this rare ' Adam and Eve' memorial stone in 2006. It was recently conserved and returned to its original location. An ongoing programme of interpretation is being developed to tell the story of the stone and the kirk. ( Credit: Trevor Cowie) Map of Scotland detailing the Adopt- a- Monument projects discussed in this article. We hope to expand Adopt- a- Monument over the coming years, helping as many new groups as possible to take part. Local heritage has so much to offer from the perspective of education and life- long learning, tourism, and even promoting a sense of place and community. Lots of our groups are reaping the benefits already and are setting an example to the rest of the world about what community intervention can achieve for heritage protection. ? Adopt- a- Monument is sponsored by Historic Scotland. To subscribe to the A- a- M Email Bulletin, contact Helen on: h. bradley@ scottisharchaeology. org. uk SCAPE ( Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion) is a charity that seeks to research, conserve and promote the archaeology of Scotland's coast. http:// www. scapetrust. org ? http:// www. shorewatch. co. uk ?

past horizons30 The axial paths of the cemetery which contain crumbling obelisks of brick and plaster Right: The joint Scottish and Indian survey team at the entrance to the Scottish Cemetery All photographs by Simpson and Brown Architects