13 October 2012

 The Castletown Heritage Centre is running an environmental and cultural exchange  - the Wild North Festival

13 October 2012

Part of Highland Archaeology Festival.Walk up through the golden leaved birch woods to the hill fort of Glenmarksie with a grand view of the surrounding countryside. Expect some rough going terrain.

Meet at the Luichart Power Station near Lower Scatwell, past Loch Achilty.

13 October 2012

As usual there are a wealth of walks, talks and other events on offer during Highland Archaeology Festival fortnight. Programmes are available at Libraries and other venues, or can be downloaded.

13 October 2012

The annual conference,´Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Research´ which ends the Highland Archaeology Festival will again be at Eden Court Arts Centre, The full conference programme and booking form are available here. Speakers this year hail from a variety of national bodies, academic, commercial and community based researchers and cover topics as diverse as Pictish carved stones, early monastic sites, Viking burials and aerial survey. Conference places must be booked in advance. The admission fee is£20 for two days or £15 for one day, which will include morning and afternoon refreshments. Lunch is not provided but can be pre-ordered at the Eden Court Cafe“ details will be sent with your booking confirmation.

13 October 2012

Stuart Campbell of Treasure Trove Scotland will be visiting Inverness Museum. This is an opportunity to take along any interesting finds you've made, discuss what they might be, and find out more about the Treasure Trove system.

Inverness Museum and Gallery

13 October 2012

Remembering Hidden Tain

Monday – Saturday during Highland Archaeology Fortnight, 11am-4pm, Tain and District Museum.

Another chance to see the display resulting from an exciting oral history project run by ARCH on behalf of Tain & Easter Ross Civic Trust.