Birnie Open Day Sunday 12th September

06 September 2010

The excavations at Birnie near Elgin are having their annual Open Day on Sunday 12th September. See the latest discoveries, tour the site, and have fun with Iron Age arts and crafts.

Adult Tours: 10am, 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm
Children's Tours: 11am, 1pm, 3pm
No booking required - just turn up.

This is the last year of the dig at Birnie near Elgin. Over the past 12 years, the excavations have revealed a wealth of evidence about an important Iron Age settlement, including finds of a number of large round houses, two hoards of Roman silver coins, and evidence of chariots, jewellery and daily life. Well recommended!

For further information, see www.nms.ac.uk/ironage_scotland or contact Linda Drummond on 0131 247 4050 or l.drummond@nms.ac.uk.