Arch Courses and Projects
The strands of ARCH's work
ARCH is involved in a number of heritage projects in the Highlands. Currently the following projects are underway:
Mapping Monuments: Surveying the Surveyors - Recording Field Monuments of the OS
ARCH is also organising the Highland Archaeology Festival for Highland Council.
And we've also completed:
Experimental Archaeology: Learning about Craft and Technology in the Past
Stop, Look and Listen, comprising;
- Community Timelines
- Pathways into the Past
- Heritage along the Kyle Line
- Display the Past
- Delve into the Past
- Living in the Past
Remembering the Strathpeffer Area
Picture the Past Dornoch to Tain
Telford in the Kyle of Sutherland
Telford in Badenoch & Strathspey
Telford on the Sleat Peninsula of Skye
Short courses funded by High Life Highland:
Picturing Archaeology
Ardersier Heritage
Hilton Heritage
Bronze Age Metalwork in the Moray Firth
On-Line Heritage Explorations
Ancient Craft Textile Workshops
Short courses funded by Historic Scotland/ Historic Environment Scotland:
Historic Map Workshops
Exploring Telford Archives
Open-source GIS workshops
ARCH has also supplied courses and workshops for a number of organisations including Tain Civic Trust, Moniack Mhor, the Workers' Educational Association, the Woodlands Trust and the Waterways Trust.
Knockbain Heritage (for Knockbain Community Council)
Feats of Clay (for North Kessock & District Local History Society)
Exploring Strathpeffer Station (for Highland Museum of Childhood)
Invergordon in World War II (for Invergordon Museum)
Kiltearn Old Kirk (for Evanton Community Trust)
Rosemarkie, Fortrose and Avoch in WWI (for Groam House Museum)
and we've participated on some joint ventures including:
The Campaign for Women's Suffrage in Ross & Cromarty and Caithness (for the WEA)
Looking ahead, let us know what you think
We're always planning ahead and welcome new ideas and suggestions, so if there is something that you think would make a good course or project, do please get in touch.
Currently ARCH is fundraising for:
Highland Querns on in the Moray Firth
A project to record hand querns from Badenoch & Strathspey to Caithness.
ARCH also works with other groups in collaboration, and again, if you think ARCH could assist your group, do contact us.
ARCH also runs periodic site tours (our Insite / On Site programme) and has a regular lecture series.
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