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08 September 2026
Dig organised by Historic Hilton Trust, and run by AOC Archaeology. Limited numbers of volunteering places available each day. Email getinvolved@aocarchaeology.com stating which days you would like to dig.
You are welcome to come for a day to get a taster of being an archaeologist or the whole dig, but we recommend if you are able to book a few days you will get more experience of different aspects of the dig. If the days fill up we will keep a waitlist for any last minute cancellations.
Visitors are welcome between 11am and 2pm. There will also be anopen day on Saturday 12th September with tours at 11, 12 1 and 2.
Please be aware that there is some parking available on site (short walk across uneven ground to the site). And at a public layby B9166, by Balintore, Easter Ross, IV20 1XE, 10 minute walk downhill to the chapel site on a footpath. Sturdy
footwear is recommended.
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08 September 2026
Starts: 18:30
Ends: 20:00AOC are coordinating a second season of excavation with Hilton Historic Trust on behalf of Historic Environment Scotland at this iconic site to investigate several early features which link to the early medieval and medieval communities based here. Work in 2023 indicated activity here long before the chapel and the cross-slab were built and in use and they want to explore these early Pictish features to find out more. Come and join them for an evening talk on the results of the project so far and plans for the 2026 dig. more details »