17 September 2013

The RCAHMS team is coming up to survey Creag an Fhithich (Dounie Hill) hillfort near Edderton on Tuesday 17th September 2PM. Meet the Forestry Commission Scotland Archaeologist Matt Ritchie and RCAHMS surveyors onsite as they record the unusual hillfort of Creag an Fhithich (Dounie Hill). Meet onsite at 2PM for a tour and description of survey techniques. The event is free of charge and no advance booking is required.

Directions available from Edderton website. Further details from Matt Ritchie on Matthew.Ritchie@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or 01463 252635

17 September 2013

Community excavation taking place 1-21 September, run by Fraser Hunter of National Museums of Scotland at Clarkly Hill, near Burghead. Volunteers are requested to commit for at least three days.

Part of the Moray Archaeology for All programme. Preference given to residents of Moray, but contact the organisers to see if there are spare places. Booking essential.

MORAY ARCHAEOLOGY FOR ALL

The tasks we will be undertaking as part of this project are as follows:

• Flotation of soil samples to extract environmental remains
• Preparation of site archives
• Finds washing & sample sorting
• Excavation
• Fieldwalking and geophysics

The timetable is still being developed, but the dates at present are as follows:

FLOTATION
The first flotation session will take place from 2-5 August, at Dykeside farm, Birnie. We will take people in half-day slots. There will be further events in the autumn.

ARCHIVE WORK & FINDS WASHING
This will take place in the Falconer Museum (Forres) from 10-4, every Monday from 12th August.

Additionally, there will be sessions on Thursday 15th and 22nd.

EXCAVATION
This will take place at Clarkly Hill from 1-21 September. We ask for a minimum of three days of volunteer time over this period.

FIELDWALKING & GEOPHYSICS
This will take place in the autumn, details to be confirmed nearer the time. We will hold a training evening in finds identification in September.

To express interest in any or all of these, please email clarklyleader@hotmail.co.uk
 

17 September 2013

Meet together for a fascinating walk back in time to the caves where the bones of Ice Age reindeer, humans and even polar bears were discovered. 4km.

Adults £3, conc £2 per day

Meet at Bone Caves car park, 4km south of Inchnadamphn - NC 254179

Contact: andy.summers@highland.gov.uk; 01571 844654

Part of Scottish Archaeology Month