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04 October 2025
Starts: 13:50
Ends: 17:30
Pictish Arts Society Conference
Online conference. Tickets £12 for members / £15 non-members. Further details and bookings from their website.
Day 1
Metal and Metalwork in Pictland
13:50 - 14:40 Roman Silver and Early Medieval Metalwork: A Complex Relationship (Dr Martin Goldberg, National Museums Scotland)
14:40 - 15:30 Bespoke Beasts: Pictish metalworking at Rhynie (Dr. Gemma Cruickshanks, National Museums Scotland)
15:50 - 16:40 From Stone to Steel - Pictish Weaponry Decoded (Paul Macdonald, Macdonald Armories)
16:40 - 17:30 Crafting Burghead: Making and Wearing – The Story So Far (Leanne Demay, National Museums Scotland)
Day 2 New Research on Pictish Art and its Context
13:50 - 14:40 Northern Picts Project - Latest Updates (Prof. Gordon Noble, University of Aberdeen)
14:40 - 15:30 The Conical Structure on Sueno’s Stone, Forres (Prof. Jane Geddes, University of Aberdeen)
15:50 - 16:40 Christ, Lions, and Dragons: the cross-slabs from Skinnet and Ulbster (Dr. Victoria Whitworth)
16:40 - 17:30 Carving Pictish Beef (Dr. Susan Youngs)
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04 October 2025
Starts: 13:30
Ends: 15:30
Achtercairn Archaeology Trail
Guided walk by Jeremy Fenton, organised by Gairloch Museum where the walk will start and end. Free, but please book at the museum 01445 712287. Further details from the museum website
This Guided Walk will take us past ten stone circles (remains of Atlantic Roundhouses) and many other features including wildlife and wonderful scenery. The walk is roughly two miles long, lasting around two hours on rough paths.
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