Almost three hundred years later, evidence of the impact of this flood is coming to light and our project aims to get to the bottom of this catastrophic event.

At the same time, we will be researching the history of a river with at least 5,000 years of known human activity.

Brief Timeline of a River:

In the period known as the Neolithic, some 5,000 years ago, the River Ure was possibly a sacred river. A causeway, marked out in part by the Thornborough cursus, may have existed to create a "ritual" crossing point across the Ure.

Later, there is evidence of Roman activities, preliminary research has pointed to Roman roads in the area, with the potential to turn up new crossing points or other structures.

Of the medieval there is much still to be seen, even by the river there are mills and at least one bridge, that of Kilgram.

This leads us to more recent times and the time of the flood. 1732 is an unusual time, a time between wars. In 1715 there was the first Jacobite revolution, the second, which ended in the battle of culloden was in 1746.

Our project

This project aims to bring local people together with online specialists in order to create an exciting and open research experience.

This website will expand over time to reveal the outcome of our research. We will also stage events, these will include talks and visits to some of the sites we are researching.

The Ure River Research Group can be contacted by emailing info@ureresearch.org.uk.