23 October 2010

Interpreting the Gaelic Landscape

Course led by Roddy Maclean held at Kindrogan Field Studies Centre.
 

Course outline:
Gaelic place names cover very large areas of Scotland, most notably in areas popular for outdoor pursuits such as hillwalking. This course aims to provide non-Gaelic
speakers with some of the tools that will allow them to interpret the Gaelic landscape for themselves. It will presume that participants have no, or very minimal, knowledge of the
language. The course will be based indoors and will emphasise correct pronunciation as well as visual interpretation of names on maps (concentrating on the Highlands). It will also consider the rich Gaelic culture, including legends, associated with some place names.

Course Fees & What’s Included
Resident - £175 Sole Occupancy / £145 Shared Accommodation includes tuition, full board
accommodation, transport to sites, use of library, from supper on 22nd until after breakfast on
25th October 2010
Non – Residential - £128 includes tuition packed lunches, evening meals and transport
(in other words everything but bed and breakfast).
Times – Resident and Non-resident visitors are requested to arrive at the centre before 7pm
on 22nd and report to reception. Supper will be served at 7.30pm after which there will be an
introductory talk about the centre. Breakfast is served at 8am. Tuition will end on the evening
of the 24th with departure after breakfast on the 25th October.

Further details and bookings:

Enochdhu, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH10 7PG
Tel: 01250 870150, Fax: 01250 881433
Email: admin.kd@field-studies-council.org , Web site: www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan

23 October 2010

A conference celebrating the life and work of Dr Robert Munro (1835-1920) who had investigated and published works on crannogs and other lake dwellings. The programme includes a range of papers on lake dwellings and crannogs in Scotland and Europe.

Tickets are £20 which include the keynote address and reception on Friday evening, and the conference on Saturday 22nd. For further information contact Society of Antiquaries of Scotland at info@socantscot.org or 0131 247 4133 or www.socantscot.org.

23 October 2010

WHAT’S NEW IN ROMAN SCOTLAND?

23 October 2010, 9.30am – 5pm

St Mungo’s Museum of Religious Life & Art, 2 Castle St, Glasgow

2010 is the 1600th anniversary of AD 410, often seen as the “end” of Roman Britain. It is also the 1800th anniversary of the last major Roman invasion of Scotland, by Septimius Severus. To mark these anniversaries, the Glasgow Archaeological Society is holding a day seminar along with the Roman Society, Britain’s premier society for Roman studies, which celebrates its centenary this year.

This event is intended for a general audience, and aims to convey something of the excitement of recent and current finds, perspectives and debates in Roman Scotland.

Programme
9.30 Registration / coffee
9.50 Introduction
10 Rebecca Jones: On the march (new thoughts on temporary camps)
10.30 Birgitta Hoffmann: New fieldwork at Inchtuthil Roman fortress, 2009-2010
11 COFFEE
11.30 Lawrence Keppie: The fate of the Ninth Legion
12 Bill Hanson: Understanding Roman forts
12.30 Alan Bowman: A view from the neighbours: the Vindolanda Tablets
1 LUNCH (see below)
2 David Breeze: The Antonine Wall – new perspectives
2.30 Geoff Bailey: The Antonine Wall – recent discoveries around Falkirk
3 Nick Hodgson: New light on Antonine and Severan Scotland
3.30 Coffee
4 Fraser Hunter: Restless natives – dealing with the locals
4.30 Discussion
5 Close

Cost : £10 (GAS/ Roman Society members) ; £12 Students ; £15 (others)

A sandwich lunch can be provided – additional cost £5, please order when booking.

Please make your cheque payable to GLASGOW ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY and send to : Treasurer, GAS, Rockingham, Shore Road, Kilcreggan, Helensburgh, G840HW.

Further details on Glasgow Archaeology Society website