Kiltearn Primary pupils in Evanton dig into Viking history to become Heritage Heroes

EASTER Ross pupils became 'heritage heroes' by turning detectives for a 10-week project to delve into the Highlands' Viking history.

Class P3/4 at Kiltearn Primary in Evanton looked at a wide range of topics including how the Vikings that came to Scotland changed from being coastal raiders to traders and settlers.The class also looked at the place names of northern Scotland and worked out how these can be used to map areas of Viking settlement.

The class got to handle a wide range of reproduction Viking artefacts and to try their hand at a number of traditional skills such as spinning and weaving.

The Viking theme was also used to structure lessons covering a wide range of areas of the class curriculum, including literacy, maths, art and craft and geography.

As a recognition of their hard work and enthusiasm the class members were all awarded with the 'Heritage Heroes - Detective Level' award certificate.

The Heritage Hero Awards are a series of achievement awards, designed exclusively for history, heritage, and archaeology projects; they are awarded by Archaeology Scotland.

Mrs Louise Ross, class teacher for P3/4 at Kiltearn, said of her class: "I am really proud of the pupils’ hard work and dedication throughout this topic. They have found it fascinating to learn about our local area links to the Vikings. This award is a fantastic achievement for the pupils and hopefully just the start for our school.Huge thanks to Andrew Newton for bringing the topic to life for them. Well done to everyone involved".

Further information on the Heritage Heroes award scheme can be found at www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/learning/heritage-hero-awards/

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