Fire and Water in Assynt

20 September 2012

Fire and Water is the archaeological part of a week long Assynt Festival running from 3 - 10 October.

The festival website has all the details of what's happening, but these are the archaeological activities they've got lined up for you:

Wed 3 – Wed 10 October (excluding Sun 7th) 9 - 4

• Excavation of a Burnt Mound (Bronze Age water heating site) at Stronchrubie
• Test Pits and Auguring
• Experimental workshops

Stronchrubie is at NC 249 186 just off A 837 south of Inchnadamph. Parking at Stronchrubie Lodge 400m north of site to the west of the road

Visitors are welcome at any time 3 – 6 and 8 – 10 October 9am – 4pm

Volunteers to help with excavation and associated fieldwork very welcome

For more information please email Gordon Sleight gsassynt@gmail.com with copy to Mandy Haggith hag@worldforests.org

Wed 3 October : 2-4 – Heritage Trail 1 Cnoc an Each in Glencanisp, Lochinver

Thurs 4 October : 2-4 – Heritage Trail 2 Kirkton, Inchnadamph

5-7 – Finds Roadshow 1 StoerHall

Fri 5 October : 10.30-12.30 – Finds Roadshow 2 Lochinver Hall

5-7 Finds Roadshow 3 followed by Times Past Elphin Hall

Sat 6 October : Music Through the Ages workshops, stories & demonstrations) at Stronchrubie 10 – 4 and Ceilidh with Assynt songs in Lochinver 8pm

Sun 7 October : 10.30 – 3.30 Heritage Trail 3 Assynt’s Neolithic sites (cars will be needed)

Mon 8 October : 2-4 Heritage Trail 4 Clachtoll

Tues 9 October : 2-4 Heritage Trail 5 Eddrachalda near Inchnadamph