09 September 2026

Dig organised by Historic Hilton Trust, and run by AOC Archaeology. Limited numbers of volunteering places available each day. Email getinvolved@aocarchaeology.com stating which days you would like to dig. 

You are welcome to come for a day to get a taster of being an archaeologist or the whole dig, but we recommend if you are able to book a few days you will get more experience of different aspects of the dig. If the days fill up we will keep a waitlist for any last minute cancellations.

Visitors are welcome between 11am and 2pm. There will also be anopen day on Saturday 12th September with tours at 11, 12 1 and 2.

Please be aware that there is some parking available on site (short walk across uneven ground to the site). And at a public layby B9166, by Balintore, Easter Ross, IV20 1XE, 10 minute walk downhill to the chapel site on a footpath. Sturdy
footwear is recommended.

09 September 2026

Family History Drop In Wednesdays at Brora Heritage 

Drop in to pick Brora Heritage's resident genealogist's brasin. Free, but donations welcome. Small charge for any printed material requested.

Venue: Brora Heritage, Old Clyne School, Victoria Road, Brora KW9 6LN

If travelling a distance, contact the museum to make sure the session is going ahead.

09 September 2026

Histories of Resistance

Workshop led by Col Gordon and Cat Meighan

Organised by Dingwall 800. Venue: Robertson House, Dingwall. Free, but please reserve a place on Eventbrite

In September 1884, the Highland Land League gathered in Dingwall to draw up their demands for land reform: what became known as the Dingwall Programme. Crofters from across the Black Isle marched three and a half miles to town carrying banners, led by a piper.

The Land League's slogan was Is treasa tuath na tighearna (the people are mightier than a laird) - a conviction forged in rent strikes, land raids, and organised resistance. In September 2024, 140 years later, Dingwall Community Centre marked that anniversary, planning a renewed movement for land justice. In conversation with land activist Col Gordon, this session explores the radical traditions of this place: its history, songs, and continuing relevance.

That radical tradition has long found its voice in print. Newspapers such as The Highlander, founded in Inverness in 1873, helped carry the crofters’ cause across the Highlands. In that spirit, artist Cat Meighan of the Highland Zine Bothy will lead us in zine-making as a contemporary folk form.