27 August 2015

The Enchanted Isles: Survey, excavation and living with rats on the Shiant islands

Talk by Cathy Dagg and Janet Hooper

Seaforth Lodge, Station Road, Fortrose

Organised by Groam House Museum. Entry is £5 (£2.50 for members/students). Further information from their website www.groamhouse.org.uk

27 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

27 August 2015

‘Indelible Characters on the Surface of the Soil: Relics and remnants of Highland Clearance times’

Talk by Professor James Hunter
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Room to Discover

In this Lunchtime Lecture, arranged to mark the receipt of the Croick Decanter into the museum’s collections, Professor Hunter will speak about the physical remnants of previous settlement what now appears to be empty landscapes – challenging the popular concept of ‘wild
land’ in the Highlands. The phrase ‘Indelible Characters on the
Surface of the Soil’ was first used by Lord Napier in his report on crofting issues in 1884, referring to the fact that the record of
clearance could be read in the land itself.
Jim Hunter, now Emeritus Professor of History at the University of the Highlands and Islands, was the first Director of the Centre for History and was instrumental in its establishment in 2005. The author of eleven books about the Highlands and Islands, Jim Hunter has also been an evident and active participant in the public life of the area.

£3.00. Booking is essential, in person at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, call 01463 237114 or email
cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com

27 August 2015

 Open meeting and informal talk on the potential of a dig at Ormand Castle in Avoch. Speakers include Mary Peteranna and Pat Buchanan of AOC Archaeology.

Church of Scotland Hall, Rose Street, Avoch

27 August 2015

Ross & Cromarty Local History Talks

Alness Library, Averon Centre, Alness

The Highland Archive Service opens up its archives and uncovers the stories within.
20th August: Going to School: Education in theHighlands in the 19th and 20th century

27th August: Bricks and Mortar: Looking at historic property records

3rd Sept: The Kirk: Church records in the Highlands

10th Sept: Crime and Punishment: police & court
records in the Highlands

To book please contact the Averon Leisure Centre, High Street, Alness Tel. 01349 882287.
Note that fees apply if you are not a High Life Highland member.

27 August 2015

 Join us in creating a walking trail leaflet highlighting Invergordon in World War I.

Invergordon Museum

All welcome