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08 January 2024
Starts: 19:30
The Wood in Vernacular Buildings in the Highlands
Online talk by Roland Spencer-Jones
Organised by Fortrose and Rosemarkie Local History Society. Talks are open to members, with membership costing £5/year. To apply for membership send your name (as it will appear in Zoom gallery) and your email address to fortroserosemarkiehistory@gmail.com.
Wood has supported the roofs and sides of buildings in the Highlands for millennia. However, the way that it has been used has varied during that time. In this talk we will explore the structural support that wood gave to the vernacular buildings of the Highlands over the last three centuries, from posts to crucks to rafters.
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08 January 2024
Starts: 20:00
Lochaber to the Cosmos
Talk by Alex MacKinnon
Organised by Lochaber Local History Society. Venue: Highland Cinema, Fort William. Cost £5, or season membership £25
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08 January 2024
Starts: 19:30
Historic Ferry Routes Round Skye
Talk by Angus Ross
Organised by Portree Local History Society. Venue: Portree Community Centre.
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08 January 2024
Starts: 14:00
Gaelic in the Seaboard Villages
Talk organised by Davine Sutherland
Organised by Local History Group (formerly Easter Ross and Sutherland U3A). Venue: Mercat Centre, Milton. Cost £1 to cover venue hire
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