26 September 2015

 Event organised by Highland Council Countryside Rangers and Inverness Museum and Art Gallery:

Discover the story behind the Raigmore cairn. We start at IMAG to examine the finds from the site and hear its story. Then, after lunch we head to the Raigmore cairn for a walk around. We'll be back at IMAG for 4pm. Please bring lunch and outdoor clothing.
Booking essential. Meeting place given out on booking. Grade A. Free event. Contact Cait on 01463 237114 or cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com.

26 September 2015

Wattle and Daub workshop (10-12:20) and Drop In Session (1-4)

Castlehill Heritage Centre, Harbour Road, Castletown

Wattle and daub was used in the walls of some Bronze Age roundhouses. Woven willow or hazel hurdles were smeared with a mixture that might include earth, sand, soil, hay, straw, grass, lime and sometimes dung, to create a wind- and waterproof finish.

Experienced craftsman Chris Goodman will teach participants how to create woven hurdles, preparing uprights and weavers, and threading the weavers back and forth to make attractive and sturdy panels. We’ll also do some experimental archaeology, testing out different types of daub.

The morning workshop is recommend for adults and those aged 16 or over; the drop-in session from 1pm-4pm is suitable for all ages.

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

If you are keen to find out more, but don’t want to attend the full workshop, do come along to the drop-in session in the afternoon, and try your hand at this traditional skill.

26 September 2015

 Doors Open Day

St Paul's Church, Croachy, Strathnairn

There has been an Episcopalian congregation in the glen for hundreds of years. Part of the effect of the 1689 - 90 revolution in Scotland was that the Presbyterian Church of Scotland replaced the Episcopalian one, though an exception was in Strathnairn where an Episcopalian presence continued until 1726. A church building was eventually provided at Knocknancroishag and a new church, further up the glen, was built in 1817, when Duncan Mackenzie (Parson Duncan) began his long ministry.

The present Saint Paul’s, with some lovely stained glass windows, was built in 1868.

Building Date: 1868There will be a Gaelic Eucharist at 12noon led by the Very Rev Canon Dr Emsley Nimmo, Dean of the Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney, with dual language service books and hymns in English, followed by refreshments in the hall.

26 September 2015

 Doors Open Day in new store, Am Fasgadh, at Highland Folk Museum

Further details on website.

26 September 2015

 Doors Open Day at

• Glencoe Folk Museum
• Kinlochleven Power House (advance booking required)
• Lochaber Power House (advanced booking required)
• Nevis Radio

For details see website.

26 September 2015

Inverness and the Fifteen

A talk hosted by Saltire Society at the battlefield that explores the local contribution to the rising of 1715

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre

For further information see website http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/Visit/Events/ or phone  01463 796090