The Eden Estuary Archives

This page is a work in progress. Please contact [email protected] for further details

Project Plan

Upon completion, this webpage will be hosting digitised archival information on flood management strategies in the Eden Estuary.

The Eden Estuary has been shaped by centuries of human intervention and natural evolution. As new conservation techniques are implemented in the estuary, these efforts would benefit from the knowledge and record of past conservation efforts. Future decision-making and research greatly benefits from being informed of the successes and shortfalls of past conservation. However, a critical gap here is the inaccessibility of historical documents. Given the niche location and historic nature of conservation efforts, these details have been recorded in physical archives, which are preserved in Glenrothes. Unfortunately, this information is not available electronically, which is a limiting factor for present and future research. Our project seeks to amend this critical gap through digitising records (with appropriate permissions). To do so, two VIP students will be visiting the archives searchroom at the Collections Centre at Bankhead to access historical archival documents about the Eden Estuary.

Presently, this project is pending permissions and copyright approval for specific archival documents. The estimated timeline for an archive field trip is mid-April 2025, with digitsation being completed around April 28th.