15 February 2024

Circular walk to Dingwall Ferry and Salmon Bothy

Organised by Dingwall Field Club. Non-members welcome for £2 contribution. Meeting place No. 1 Car Park Dingwall, unless previously agreed with Walk Leaders. Walk Leader for this walk is Alaine MacDonald 01349 867224. Glat walk on good paths, approx. 2 miles

Come prepared and equipped for bad weather and some rough walking.

Please bring a Packed Lunch on Saturday Outings.

Members and guests are asked to follow the leader's instructions. Please stay with the group unless otherwise agreed with the leader.

Any children under 16 must be accompanied by, and under control of, an adult who accepts full responsibility for them and cannot be the  Walk Leader. In the interests of your own safety and that of others, exercise care at all times.

Leaders may, at their discretion, alter or cancel outings (eg bad weather).  Contact the walk leader for anything about outings if you need more information.

No Dogs allowed on any of the Club Outings.

Annual membership of Dingwall Field Club is only £15 per person, or £25 for a couple.  There is normally a charge of £2 per outing for non members.  

Contact  01349 864661 for more information or see their website http://www.spanglefish.com/dingwallfieldclub/

15 February 2024

The Battle of Littleferry 

Talk by Major General P C Marriott CB CBE

Organised by Dornoch Heritage Society. Venue: Royal Dornoch Golf Club

15 February 2024

HMS Hood: 20th Century British National Icon

Talk by William Sutherland, retired Naval Commander

Organised by Clyne Heritage Society. Venue: Community Centre Lounge, at rear of Brora Primary School. Refreshments and admission free. Raffle.

15 February 2024

Sueno's Stone

Talk by James Bruce

Organised by Forres Heritage Trust. Venue: The Tolbooth, High Street, Forres IV36 1NX. Cost £5.39. Tickets from Ticket Source.

11th century Scotland is said to 'lack a coherent archaeological footprint'; and scholars have been baffled by the complex iconography of early medieval cross-slabs like the one in Forres. James Bruce will ask: Can we kill two birds with one standing stone?

15 February 2024

The Religion of the Yellow Stick

Online talk by Prof. Callum Beck

Organised by Society of Highland & Island Historical Research. Free to members, non-members requested to make donation of £5 to society funds. For further details, booking and joining details see the Society's website.

The ‘Religion of the Yellow Stick’ is a facetious label used in the Hebrides and in Prince Edward Island, Canada, to describe a persecution of “Catholicks” by a Presbyterian laird in the outer Hebrides. The two lairds, Islands and times most often associated with this title are MacLean of Coll on Rum in 1725 and Boisdale on South Uist in 1770, but there are about 15 historical contexts with which it has been associated. This talk will demonstrate the originating event underlying this label and trace the rise of the variant versions.

15 February 2024

Learn how to facilitate Community Heritage Courses

Led by Susan Kruse, ARCH

Venue: Dornoch Social Club

ARCH will be offering a free training programme for people wishing to learn how to facilitate community heritage courses, using the Dornoch course as an opportunity to have practical experience. It will focus on three main modules: oral history, research and creating displays. There will be three half day training sessions on Thursday 15^th February, 14^th March and 11^th April before each module starts. Trainees will also be expected to attend these sessions and at least the first session of each module, on 22^nd February, 21^st March and 18^th April 10:30-12:30, and are encouraged to attend subsequent sessions where there will be opportunities to lead a session for those who wish. All sessions will take place in person at Dornoch.

Thanks to the generosity of Prof Janet Nelson, we are also able to offer two bursaries of £500 for students who wish to take part, with preference given to those studying history. Deadline to apply is 8^th February 2024.

Further details about the training can be found on the ARCH website or contact Susan Kruse on archhighland@googlemail.com. Please book if you intend to come.