Calling Hoy & Walls photographers!
Across the Hoy and Walls there are around a dozen milestones, believed to have been erected by the Middlesmores of Melsetter in the late 19th or early 20th century. Hoy Heritage Centre will be producing a publication where the milestones act like chapters with photographs of Hoy and Walls between those milestones.
Our focus for the Milestones project is young people (40 and under) but we welcome everyone who is resident in Hoy & Walls and wants to get involved regardless of age. People are invited to submit photographs taken in Hoy & Walls, this can be any subject and can have been taken at any time. We will also be looking at some archive photographs. Young photographers can access feedback on their work and tutoring sessions.
How can you get involved?
- Locating and mapping the milestones
- Researching the history of the milestones
- Submitting photographs taken in Hoy & Walls (stating where they were taken so they can be mapped between the milestones)
The project is supported by the OIC Culture Fund.
Get in touch at hoyheritage@btinternet.com or through our contacts page here.
images Creative Commons- top: Old Milestone by the B9047, North Ness, Walls and Flotta Parish by Milestone Society
bottom;Calum McRoberts / Milestone, Lyrawa Hill / CC BY-SA 2.0
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