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Starts: 10:00
Ends: 14:30
Flint knapping workshop with John Lord, in the grounds of Kilmartin Museum
There are 3 workshop sessions with timed slots at:
10am to 11am / 11.30am to 12.30pm / 1.30pm to 2.30pm
With 6 places available on each workshop.
The cost per person is £15 per workshop
John Lord has 50 years’ experience as a flint knapper and was awarded the BEM for services to the profession in 2017. In a one-hour workshop, participants will learn how to make flakes or blades that can then be worked into projectile points or knives. At the end of the workshop, participants should have produced a point that can be compared to genuine artefacts from the past as ancient standards were variable.
Minimum age for participants is 16 years.
Booking your slot on the Kilmartin website
Kilmartin Museum
Tel: 01546 510278
Email: education@kilmartin.org
Website: www.kilmartin.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KilmartinMuseum/
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Starts: 10:00
Ends: 16:00
OPEN DAY AT TARRADALE EXCAVATION FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER 2023
Tarradale Archaeological Team (the successor to Tarradale Through Time) is reopening a trench on the shell midden site at Tarradale that was first excavated in 2017 but not completed. Important antler artefacts dating from c 4000 BCE were found in 2017 and the current excavation will explore these contexts further.
An open day will be held on Friday 6 October from 10 AM to 4 PM and visitors are welcome between these times. The excavation is accessed through the grounds at Tarradale House, Muir of Ord, IV6 7RS. A minor road leads to Tarradale House on the south side of the A832, one mile east of Muir of Ord heading towards Tore. There is a sign for Tarradale House at the end of the minor road but it faces west towards Muir of Ord and cannot easily be seen coming from the east.
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Starts: 11:00
Ends: 15:00
The Ballachulish Goddess: 10 Minute talk at Glencoe Folk Museum
Visit Glencoe Folk Museum and hear more about “the Ballachulish Goddess” in a 10 minute talk by our Learning and Engagement Officer
Children Welcome if with Adults
Suitable for wheelchair access
Dogs Welcome if on Lead
£3 entry into the museum for adults but kids and locals go free.
No booking needed
Glencoe Folk Museum
Email: learning@glencoemuseum.com
www.glencoemuseum.com/
Facebook: @GlencoeFolkMuseum
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Starts: 12:00
Ends: 16:00
Come to the Museum and receive a guided tour of the collection that shows off the people of Dingwall – there may be some surprises!
Venue: Dingwall Museum, High Street, Dingwall
Free - donations welcome
Children welcmoe if accompanied by an adult
To book please contact:
Dingwall Museum
Tel: 07919 311584
Email: enquiries@dingwallmuseum.co.uk
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Starts: 12:00
Ends: 16:00
This event has been cancelled due to yellow weather warning
Visit to Kinlochleven WW1 PoW camp
Now a remote location 2.5km (1.5 miles) from the nearest road, in a deep Highland Glen, this was once home to 1150 men. The camp was built to accommodate men to construct the expansion of the Blackwater reservoir Hydro-scheme for Kinlochleven Aluminium smelter. A massive camp was constructed to hold 1000 German and Austrian PoWs and up to 150 British guards. This tour will look at everything that survives from the narrow gauge railway, buildings, toilets, barracks and middens, as well as discuss the smelter and the other PoW and conscientious objector camp and their lasting impact on the area.
Meet outside the Ice Factory at Kinlochleven at 12pm (NGR NN 18806 61940)
Level 2 Walk about 6km of moderate walking requiring good footwear, and waterproofs.
Bring packed lunch
Bookings to:
HES (Allan Kilpatrick)
Tel: 07746973812
Email: allan.kilpatrick@hes.scot
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Starts: 19:30
Ends: 21:00
Gonzo Archaeology: the search for a creative archaeological narrative
Talk by Matt Ritchie, Forestry and Land Scotland archaeologist.
Organised by Highland Council Historic Environment Team. Venue: Council Chambers, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness (entrance at the glass doors, at the western side of the building). Collect a parking permit just inside the glass doors. Suggested donation £5. Wheelchair accessible. No booking needed.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The talk will last approximately 1 hour with time for questions at the end.
Gonzo journalism is an unconventional style of journalism that relies on the reporter's personal involvement in the story. Gonzo archaeology takes the conventional objective study of material culture and its subjective interpretation and seeks to add more unconventional creative elements to the story. In order to prepare a creative archaeological narrative, the gonzo archaeologist must balance factual understanding and creative engagement. The factual element is educational and informative, using archaeological information and methodology to lead to understanding. The creative element is inspirational and imaginative, using descriptive writing and artistic visualisation to lead to appreciation. The gonzo archaeologist also seeks to include the people and processes behind the scenes – in the field or in the lab – as an integral element of their work.
In this talk, Forestry and Land Scotland’s archaeologist Matt Ritchie will describe his work towards developing a creative archaeological narrative style. Join him as he imagines Mesolithic map makers, Neolithic tomb keepers and rock artists and Iron Age broch builders. Expect amazing drone photography, beautiful archaeological portraits and superb artwork!
Matt Ritchie is the archaeologist for Forestry and Land Scotland, one of a team of national environment advisors providing advice and guidance in relation to the protection and conservation of the natural environment and cultural heritage on Scotland's national forests and land. His particular interests are the methodology and visualisation of archaeological measured survey; the potential of place-based outdoor archaeological learning; and the integration of archaeology and the historic environment within the wider context of sustainable land management. He describes his role as to ‘top and tail’ projects: assessing cultural significance and identifying opportunities; developing and commissioning work; and communicating the results to wider communities of interest. Recent publications include A Song in Stone: exploring Scotland’s Neolithic rock art (2021) (see also the short animated film A Song in Stone); To Build a Broch: from construction to conservation (2022); and The Bare Bones: explore the Early Neolithic chambered cairns of the North Channel (2023).
Highland Council Historic Environment Team
Email: highlandarchaeologyfestival@gmail.com
Tel: 077888 35466
www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org
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Starts: 19:30
Ends: 21:00
Gonzo Archaeology: the search for a creative archaeological narrative
Talk by Matt Ritchie, Forestry and Land Scotland archaeologist.
Organised by Highland Council Historic Environment Team. Venue: Council Chambers, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness (entrance at the glass doors, at the western side of the building). Collect a parking permit just inside the glass doors. Suggested donation £5. Wheelchair accessible. No booking needed.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The talk will last approximately 1 hour with time for questions at the end.
Gonzo journalism is an unconventional style of journalism that relies on the reporter's personal involvement in the story. Gonzo archaeology takes the conventional objective study of material culture and its subjective interpretation and seeks to add more unconventional creative elements to the story. In order to prepare a creative archaeological narrative, the gonzo archaeologist must balance factual understanding and creative engagement. The factual element is educational and informative, using archaeological information and methodology to lead to understanding. The creative element is inspirational and imaginative, using descriptive writing and artistic visualisation to lead to appreciation. The gonzo archaeologist also seeks to include the people and processes behind the scenes – in the field or in the lab – as an integral element of their work.
In this talk, Forestry and Land Scotland’s archaeologist Matt Ritchie will describe his work towards developing a creative archaeological narrative style. Join him as he imagines Mesolithic map makers, Neolithic tomb keepers and rock artists and Iron Age broch builders. Expect amazing drone photography, beautiful archaeological portraits and superb artwork!
Matt Ritchie is the archaeologist for Forestry and Land Scotland, one of a team of national environment advisors providing advice and guidance in relation to the protection and conservation of the natural environment and cultural heritage on Scotland's national forests and land. His particular interests are the methodology and visualisation of archaeological measured survey; the potential of place-based outdoor archaeological learning; and the integration of archaeology and the historic environment within the wider context of sustainable land management. He describes his role as to ‘top and tail’ projects: assessing cultural significance and identifying opportunities; developing and commissioning work; and communicating the results to wider communities of interest. Recent publications include A Song in Stone: exploring Scotland’s Neolithic rock art (2021) (see also the short animated film A Song in Stone); To Build a Broch: from construction to conservation (2022); and The Bare Bones: explore the Early Neolithic chambered cairns of the North Channel (2023).
Highland Council Historic Environment Team
Email: highlandarchaeologyfestival@gmail.com
Tel: 077888 35466
www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org
