Search results for STUARTS TOWN

The search for a suspected 17th century settlement by Scots near what is now Beaufort hasn’t turned up definitive information, but the archaeologist leading the effort, Chester DePratee, says he’s encouraged. “On Feb. 4, DePratter hosted a symposium at the Center for the Arts of the University of South Carolina Beaufort to announce the results of his unusual urban dig. He told a packed house — some in tartan kilts —...

BEAUFORT, S.C. (Jan. 10, 2023) –  A free public symposium to discuss the Search for Stuarts Town, the project to look for evidence of the lost Scottish colony, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 1-4 p.m. at the USCB Center for the Arts Auditorium. In August of 2022, a team of archaeologists from the University of South Carolina’s Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) and the University of Florida spent a week...

Have you ever heard about Stuarts Town….an early 17th century settlement by religious refugee Scots believed to be on land that is now Beaufort, SC.? The Sunday Post & Courier has a story of archaeological activity in Beaufort and also gives some background including how the English proprietors felt the Scottish colony would be a welcome buffer against the Spanish influence to the South. “Because almost all the...