07 April 2016

 Dun Deardhail – the Excavation

Talk by Martin Cook

Ben Nevis Hotel, Fort William. Organised by Lochaber Local History Society.

07 April 2016

Kings in the North
Identifying Pictish Settlement in Northern Mainland Scotland

Inverness Museum, Room to Discover. Organised by Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

In this lecture, Beauly born and raised archaeologist, Daniel MacLean will explore how sites like Rhynie and Portmahomack have provided spectacular insights into high status Northern Pictish settlement, yet others have proved more elusive to discover. He will reveal his methodology for identifying settlement sites in the archaeological record.

Daniel’s exploration is centred on the Beauly and Moray Firths, areas which have until recently suffered from a lack of archaeological study. He will compare the archaeological, cropmark and documentary evidence at selected sites with the most recent scholarship to suggest the complex network of locations spanning prehistory to the eventual rise of the great Pictish kingdom of Fortriu.

Daniel has recently completed an MLitt Degree in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow and works as an archaeologist with AOC Archaeology Inverness, Rhynie Environs Archaeological Project and the Northern Picts Project.

£3.50 Booking is essential, in person at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, call 01463 237114 or email cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.org.uk
 

07 April 2016

3 men and a cairn: the story of the rescue and restoration of Carn Glas

Talk by Dr Graham Clark

THE OUTDOOR BOWLING CLUBHOUSE
Ferry Brae, North Kesssock, IV1 3YH
Organised by North Kessock and District Local History Society. Further details on their website  www.northkessockhistory.com/

07 April 2016

As part of the Exploring Strathpeffer Station project, we'll record by drawing and photography two of the remaining bridges on the branch line.

Meet at Strathpeffer Victorian Station. Wellies and waterproofs essential! Please let Susan know if you will be attending, because the event is weather-dependent. Contact 077888 35466 or info@archhighland.org.uk

Free.