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Highland Archaeology Festival Fèis Arc-Eòlais Na Gàidhealtachd HAFbookletcover.qxp_Layout 1 26/06/2019 16:02 Page 1 Events guide Iùl thachartasan Highland Archaeology Festival Fèis Arc-eòlais na Gàidhealtachd 28th Sept – 18th Oct 2019 Celebrating Archaeology, History and Heritage A’Comharrachadh Arc-eòlas, Eachdraidh is Dualchas 1 www.archaeologyreportsonline.com [email protected] Don’t let archaeology ĮŶĚƐƐƚĂLJďƵƌŝĞĚ͘ 'ĞƚƚŚĞŵƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚʹ ŽƉĞŶ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚŽŶůŝŶĞ͘ Photo © Marjorie Wilson © Marjorie Photo Welcome to Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 Fàilte gu Fèis Arc-eòlais na Gàidhealtachd 2019 The popularity of our annual Highland Archaeology Festival goes from strength to strength and I am pleased to introduce the programme for this year’s festival which showcases all of Highland’s historic environment from brochs to burials, barrages to battlefields. We aim to celebrate our shared history and archaeology and showcase the incredible heritage on our doorstep as well as the importance of protecting this for future generations. The educational and economic benefits that this can bring to communities cannot be overstated. New research is being carried out daily by both local groups and universities as well as in advance of construction. Highland Council is committed to letting everyone have access to the results of this work, either through our award-winning Historic Environment Record (HER) website or through our programme of events for the festival. This year provides a great illustration of the incredible archaeological sites that survive across Highland and the wealth of information that can be found there. Our two keynote talks illustrate this perfectly, highlighting the significance of Highland research to the wider, national picture. These lectures, held at the council chamber in Inverness, will cover the exceptional High Pasture Cave complex on Skye and the concentration of brochs within Caithness, showing how these sites have become a focus for community-centred research and identity. The 2019 programme includes a lot of brand new and unique events. There is something for everyone here; for those just looking for a new walk, to those wanting to live like a hunter- gatherer. For anyone desperate to get stuck in further, our Adopt-an-HER-Record initiative allows you to contribute directly to the shared body of knowledge; our conference includes a session on the merits of designation for sites, buildings and battlefields; and we are also offering a professional workshop on pottery identification. I would like to thank all our event organisers for their time, imagination and effort as the festival would not be possible without them. Tha mi a’ guidhe fèis air leth soirbheachail is tlachdmhor dhuibh. I wish you all a very successful and enjoyable festival. Councillor Allan Henderson, Chair of the Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee 3 &,I$DG+$)DXJXVWB/D\RXW3DJH J^[9^Whj[h[Z?dij_jkj[\eh7hY^W[ebe]_iji_i j^[b[WZ_d]fhe\[ii_edWbXeZoh[fh[i[dj_d] WhY^W[ebe]_iji_dj^[KAWdZel[hi[Wi$ M^[j^[hoekmeha_dWlebkdjWhoYWfWY_joeh Wh[[cfbeo[Z"9?\7fhel_Z[iWmWoje_cfhel[ oekhia_bbi"d[jmehaWdZi^Wh[ademb[Z][$ Meha_d]m_j^ekhc[cX[hi"ekhc_ii_ed_ije ]hemj^[fhe\[ii_edWdZcWn_c_i[j^[X[d[\_ji j^WjWhY^W[ebe]oXh_d]ijeieY_[jo$ ;l[d_\oekWh[dejW9?\7c[cX[h"oekYWd ij_bb`e_dekhIYejj_i^=hekfehLebkdjWhoWdZ 9ecckd_jo=hekf\eh'&f[ho[Wh\h[[\eh c[cX[hi$;cW_b]hekfi6WhY^W[ebe]_iji$d[j je\_dZekjceh[$ <ehceh[_d\ehcWj_edWXekj9?\7l_i_j mmm$WhY^W[ebe]_iji$d[j%`e_d%_dZ_l_ZkWb ?cW][7ZWcIjWd\ehZ%7[h_Wb9Wc Key KEY £ Entry charge For all outdoor walks ensure you have suitable F/D Free, but donations welcome footwear for rough walking (preferably boots) and bring waterproofs and warm clothing. Children welcome with adult Walks: Event primarily for children Level 1: a simple walk, appropriate for all Dogs welcome if on lead reasonably mobile people Bring a packed lunch Level 2: a longer or more rigorous walk appropriate for those used to walking in the Suitable for wheelchair access outdoors ARCH Archaeology for Communities in the Level 3: a long or strenuous walk demanding a Highlands moderate degree of fitness and health NoSAS North of Scotland Archaeology Society Where appropriate we have added reference MHG MHG Reference numbers to sites in numbers (format MHG1234) to find out the Highland Historic Environment more about sites in the Highland Historic Record (her.highland.gov.uk). Environment Record, the most complete record of archaeological sites and historic buildings for No bookings are needed the Highland region. Just visit her.highland.gov.uk, unless specified and type in the reference number. For further information, updates and late entries check out the Highland Archaeology Festival website www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org BS Badenoch and Strathspey Trails TRAILS CA Caithness HAF Geocaching Trail Geocaching is a popular hobby where people IN Inverness Area find hidden caches, armed only with grid references. We’ve hidden a number of HAF LO Lochaber geocaches throughout the Highlands, and have signposted people towards others hidden near MO Moray archaeological and historical sites. To find out more, see the HAF Geocaching Trail NA Nairn page on the HAF website www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org. RC Ross and Cromarty More information about geocaching can be found at www.geocaching.com. SL Skye and Lochalsh Self Guided Trails SU Sutherland A variety of self guided trails has been published over the years and are available on paper, to download, or to view on the web. The AR Argyll brochure contains a list of some of the ones available. The website will include updates of To request this booklet in large others we hear about. print phone 01463 702504 5 TRAILS Hidden Black Isle Trail Self Guided Trails Trail to some of the hidden gems, mainly Corrieyairack Pass heritage, on the Black Isle. Available on the web Available from Highland Council website at http://www.black-isle.info/hidden.asp www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails Guide to Kirkmichael in the Black Isle A guide to the church and graveyard. Walk the Yarrows Archaeology Trail Available on the web at Available from Highland Council website www.kirkmichael.info/LeafletsPage.html www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails Explore the ‘Chanonry’ – a walking tour around early Fortrose Castlehill Flagstone Trail Walking tour of Fortrose produced by the Available from Highland Council website Kirkmichael Trust. Available on the Kirkmichael www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ Trust website download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails www.kirkmichael.info/LeafletsPage.html Caithness Broch Trail An Historic Walk around Portree Available from Caithness Broch Project website Linked to commemorative plaques in the www.thebrochproject.co.uk/additional-info village. Available from various places in Portree including the Tourist Information Office. Explore Archaeology in Rural Inverness Available from Highland Council website Dornoch www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ Featuring the key points in Dornoch’s history. download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails Leaflets available from Historylinks Museum. A Walk Around Strathpeffer Telford in the Kyle of Sutherland Walk leaflet created by ARCH project exploring Trail of Telford remains in the Kyle of Sutherland the spa town. Available from Old Pump created by an ARCH project. Available from Room in Strathpeffer, Highland Museum of www.archhighland.org.uk/library.asp in the Childhood, or Telford in the Highlands folder. www.archhighland.org.uk/library.asp Strathnaver Trail and Strathnaver Trail Map Invergordon World War I Trail Available from Highland Council website Walk leaflet showing World War I remains in www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ Invergordon created by ARCH project. download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails Available from Invergordon Museum and www.archhighland.org.uk/library.asp The Ord Lairg Archaeology Trail Available from Highland Council website Heritage along the Kyle Line www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ A leaflet to accompany the Dingwall to Kyle of download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails Lochalsh railway journey, created by an ARCH project. Available from Dingwall Station or SAE Historic Map of Lairg from ARCH, The Goods Shed, The Old Station, Village map of historic buildings and locations, Strathpeffer IV14 9DH. published by Lairg Local History Society. Available from Ferrycroft Visitor Centre and A Walk around Munlochy other local outlets. Walk leaflet to explore Munlochy, created by ARCH project. Available from Brora Industrial Heritage Trail www.archhighland.org.uk/library.asp Leaflet available from Brora Heritage Centre and Cunningham’s of Brora. Evanton Airfield Past and Present Trail of WWII remains at Evanton, created by Pictish Trail ARCH project. Available form Cornerstone Café Available from Highland Council website and www.archhighland.org.uk/library.asp www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/ download/184/sites_and_heritage_trails 6 07950 356081 07950 356081 ARCHAEOLOGIST CERAMIC SPECIALIST ARCHAEOLOGISTARCHAEOLOGIST CERAMIC SPECIALIST CERAMIC SPECIALIST 07950 356081 Museums and Archives Open during HAF Phone ahead to confirm hours if travelling a distance. Note that this list is only museums which have confirmed details to us. Others may be open as well. Kilmartin Museum 10am-5:30pm 01546 510278 £ AR Clan MacPherson Museum Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm 01540 673332 F/D Grantown Museum Mon-Sat 10am-5pm 01479 872478 £ BA Highland Folk Museum 11am-4:30pm 01349 781650 F/D Dunbeath Heritage Centre Mon 10am-4pm; Wed 1-6pm; Fri 10am-4pm 01593 731233 £ Nucleus: the Caithness and Nuclear Archives Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 01955 602444 F/D CA Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre 9am-6pm 01463 796090 £ Fort George Sept: 9:30am-5:30pm; Oct onwards: 10am-4pm 01667 460232 £ IN Highlanders Museum 10am-4pm 0131 310 8701 £ (to Fort George) Highland Aviation Museum Sat-Sun 10am-4:30pm 01667 461100 £ Highland Family History Room Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-7:30pm 01349 781130 F/D Highland Archive Centre Mon, Tue, Thu, 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-7:30pm 01349 781130 F/D Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Tue-Sat 10am-5pm 01349 781730 F/D Urquhart Castle Sept: 9:30am-6pm; Oct: 9:30am-5pm 01456 450551 £ Wardlaw Mausoleum 28th & 29th Sept, 5th & 6th Oct 10am-4pm.
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