SCOTT’S HUT

Cape Evans, Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition 1910–13

Year built: 1911 Leader: Captain Robert Falcon Scott Ship: Terra Nova

Construction: prefabricated in England and given a trial erection in New Zealand; attached stables and a store’s annex added from leftover materials; insulated with layers of Gibson quilted seaweed and bitumen-impregnated felt sheeting known as Ruberoid.

Dimensions: 15.2 x 7.6m Use: 1911–13: 25 men 1915-17: Imperial Trans– Antarctic Expedition (Ross Sea Party).

Current status: Antarctic Historic Site and Monument (HSM) 16 within Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) 155; Antarctic Heritage Trust undertook an extensive stabilisation and conservation program 2008–15, during which 11,000 artefacts were also preserved.

Visiting: access allowed with a permit for conservation, monitoring and supervised ship-based tourist visits; access to the ASPA restricted to 40 people with no more than eight permitted in the hut (including guides) at any time; average annual number of visitors between 1998–99 and 2013–14 was 1042.