21 June 2011

'Birsay - political and religious power centre in Orkney. A retrospective look at 75 years' investigation'

Talk by Professor Chris Morris

Dingwall Community Centre

Description:

Chris Morris will summarise some of his recent work on the archive and unpublished work of Dr Ralegh Radford with his collaborator in investigations at the Brough of Birsay, Stewart Cruden, then Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland. He will assess how this fits in with, and contributes to, the work begun in the 1930's on this site, and the subsequent excavations, including his own up to 1993, and surveys up to 2007, both on that site and more widely in Birsay, well-known both as the centre of the Norse Earldom of Orkney but also as a notable Pictish and Early Christian centre.

Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH), Education Centre, Castle Street, Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland IV15 9HU
Tel: +44 (0)1349 868230 Email: info@archhighland.org.uk

21 June 2011

Preparation for Excavation

Alness Heritage Centre

Learn what to expect and how an excavation is planned. A chance to look in depth at writting sources relating to the site at Foulis due to be excavated in July.

Cost: £2.50 / £1.50 optional senior rate / free to low income