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Research and Reminiscence: Evanton Wartime Remains [Evanton] ...

06 March 2013

Starts: 19:00
Ends: 21:30

Evanton Wartime Remains

The Evanton Wartime Remains project will take off from the end of February. On Wednesday evenings at the Cornerstone Cafe in Evanton, 7-9:30pm, from February through to July, there will be sessions to explore memories of the wartime remains in the village, to explore archive and other information, and then sessions to create a display and tourist leaflet. There will also be walks and opportunities to record by photograph and GPS some of the many remains still surviving.

We are very lucky that plans and aerial photographs from the 1940s survive, as well as some interesting buildings. All in all it is shaping up to be an exciting few months. The programme will kick off with a lecture by Allan Kilpatrick of the RCAHMS about wartime remains in Easter Ross on 20th Feb 2013. Many of you will have heard Allan speak before, or have been on one of his guided walks during Highland Archaeology Fortnight, so know that his knowledge and enthusiasm for Highland wartime remains is both impressive and infectious!

For the reminiscence sessions, all are welcome, whether you remember the wartime years or just want to learn more! We invite people to help write down the memories of those who are contributing, and to help ask questions. Other ARCH reminiscence sessions have shown that they are exciting and highly informative and there is every reason to guess that the Evanton sessions will also be!

If you would like to be kept informed of events, please contact the ARCH office if you have not already done so. Come for some or all of the sessions! If you need help getting to and from the Cornerstone Cafe, do get in touch and we will try to arrange car share or transport.

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Talk: Tarradale Laid Bare: Discovering the Archaeology of a Highland Estate [Dingwall] ...

06 March 2013

Starts: 12:30
Ends: 13:30

Tarradale Laid Bare: Discovering the Archaeology of a Highland Estate

Illustrated talk by Eric Grant, local independent research archaeologist.

Dingwall Community Centre.

Organised by Workers' Educational Association (WEA). Minimum £1 donation. For further information contact the WEA on 01463 710577 or inverness@weascotland.org.uk

Description:
The fertile area along the Beauly Firth has been exploited since prehistoric time s. This talk will show how the recent exciting discoveries on the Tarradale estate, from the mesolithic to medieval periods, can be used to enrich our understanding of the past.

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Survey: Recording John O'Groats Mill [John O'Groats] ...

06 March 2013

The Prince’s Regeneration Trust (PRT) and the North Highland Initiative (NHI), are starting a new and exciting project at John O’Groats Mill, Caithness. PRT and NHI are embarking on an ambitious plan to bring this disused historic building back into use, for the benefit of the community.

AOC Archaeology Group will be assisting PRT and the NHI in the first phase of this project by surveying and recording the mill from 4th to 8th March 2013. Members of the public are invited to participate.

Any questions, please contact Charlotte at AOC:

Charlotte Douglas
Project Supervisor (Public Archaeologist)
tel: 0131 440 3593
mob: 07817 759 012
fax: 0131 440 3422
email: charlotte.douglas@aocarchaeology.com

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