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Post-medieval Nested Weight Tests
01 July 2019
Photo: Historylinks Image library Nested weight sets of copper alloy have been found in a number of locations in the Highlands. Many are said to be made in Nuremberg, which produced lar...Full Story
The Ballachulish Figure
01 June 2019
The Ballachulish Figure is an almost life-size humanoid wooden figure, found in 1880 during peat cutting in advance of building work at Ballachulish Moss, Lochaber. It was discovered at the base...Full Story
Communion Tokens
01 May 2019
On display in Dunrobin Castle Museum After the Reformation, members of a congregation had to have a token in order to receive communion. These were issued to members of the church by church eld...Full Story
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16/01/2019 - The Return of Find & Site of the Month
After a long gap, the Find and Site of the Month returns to the website. Over the next mon... More >>
03/01/2019 - Dates for the Diary!
The latest ARCH newsletter is now available in the ARCH Newsletters folder of the Library ... More >>
27/11/2018 - Experimental Archaeology - check out the videos
The videos of the experimental archaeology workshops, filmed by Alasdair Cameron and edite... More >>
Site of the Month
02/10/2019 - Multi-period burial site at John o'Groats
Photo courtesy Highland HER In 1989, building work at a factory site in John O&rsqu... More >>
Find of the Month
02/10/2019 - Anglo-Saxon mount from Dornoch
Photo © Crown Copyright Metal detecting in the area of Dornoch over the years ... More >>