15 August 2015

 Event organised by Highland Council Countryside Rangers:

Hear about the legends and history of this Skye cave - in Gaelic, Slochd Altrumain - the Nursling Cave. The cave featured in the work of Walter Scott who famously bypassed the locked gate then blocking off the cave entrance "by the assistance of a rope and some ancient acquaintance with orchard breaking". That barrier is long gone now but we still need to ensure we visit at low tide! If time allows, we may visit the nearby promontory fort, Dun Grugaig as well.
Booking essential. Meet at Elgol Village Hall to car share to start of walk. Grid ref: NG 519135. Grade C. Adults £4.00, conc. £3.00, family £11.00. Contact John on 01471 820526 or john.phillips@highland.gov.uk.

15 August 2015

 Herbs, Food and Foraging in Prehistory

Castlehill Heritage Centre, Castletown

Join Melissa and Romain of the School of Ancient Crafts as we explore how plants and herbs were used in the past. This workshop will include a spot of foraging as well as making soap with native herbs, using pot-boilers (hot stones) to heat milk and make a soft cheese, baking bread next to an open fire, and much more!

Join us again on Sunday 16th August to learn how to build a prehistoric oven in which we will bake fish and bread.

This workshop is open to adults, and children aged 8 and over with an accompanying adult. The living history drop-in session from 1pm-4pm is open to all ages.

Places are limited, please register by emailing charlotte.douglas@aocarchaeology.com.

15 August 2015

 Our Prehistoric Past: Living History

Castlehill Heritage Centre, Castletown

Re-enactors Melissa and Romain of the School of Ancient Crafts will demonstrate a range of crafts and cooking techniques that would have been used by our Bronze Age ancestors. Come along and find out more about the foods that would have been foraged and hunted, and how they would have been prepared and cooked, in Bronze Age Caithness.

Part of the 'Window on the Hidden Bronze Age Landscape of Caithness' project. For more information, see the website http://www.aocarchaeology.com/bronzeagecaithness/events/

15 August 2015

 Dun Deardail Excavation, Glen Nevis.

The project focuses on the excavation of a vitrified hillfort of Dun Deardail in Glen Nevis, Lochaber, part of the Nevis Landscape Partnership’s (NLP) ambitious HLF-funded programme to engage local communities in the conservation and celebration of the landscape of Glen Nevis and Ben Nevis. Primary partners involved in work at Dun Deardail are Nevis Landscape Partnership and Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS).

AOC Archaeology Group (AOC) will be running the excavations and all associated training and outreach activities. Please get in touch if you are interested in volunteering on this exciting project. Susan Nicol Volunteer Co-ordinator 01397 701088 susan@nevispartnership.co.uk