News  |  Posted August 17, 2017

Society books for sale at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

We are pleased to say that for the third year running a selection of the Society’s books are available at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. If you are in Edinburgh this month, do drop by the festival bookshop where you can browse our recent publications, A Cromwellian Warship wrecked off Duart Castle and From Goblets to Gaslights: The Scottish Glass …

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Publications

Society books for sale at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

We are pleased to say that for the third year running a selection of the Society’s books are available at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. If you are in Edinburgh this month, do drop by the festival bookshop where you can browse our recent publications, A Cromwellian Warship wrecked off Duart Castle and From Goblets to Gaslights: The Scottish Glass …

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News  |  Posted August 1, 2017

Six Stunning Sites Unearthed in Search for Scotland’s Hidden Gems

Winners chosen by popular vote include Viking-era monuments, a “castle on the hill” and a medieval burial ground Dig It! 2017, the year-long celebration of archaeology, has been coordinating the Scotland-wide search. Over 12,000 votes have been cast over the last two months and with the polls now closed, the winners have been revealed: Govan Stones, Glasgow Ardrossan Castle, North …

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News  |  Posted July 31, 2017

Day of Archaeology: blog posts from the Society

The ‘Day of Archaeology’ is an annual event where archaeologists (and those involved in archaeology) from all sectors, from all parts of the world write a blog post on the same day (this year on the 27th August). The aim is to illustrate the variety of the work that is done under the ‘archaeology’ banner and the variety of people that …

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News  |  Posted July 25, 2017

Newsflash – for antiquaries

Both the Society and Tomatin Distillery Company Ltd are interested in Antiquaries and Scotland’s rich past. As proud owners of the Tomatin and Cù Bòcan single malt brands and a number of blends including The Talisman and The Antiquary, and to celebrate the return to the UK market of The Antiquary range, Tomatin Distillery Company Ltd is offering Fellows of …

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Society-funded Research

Key Pattern on Pictish sculpture

A Gunning Jubilee Gift enabled an early career researcher to study Pictish sculpture at Groam House Museum and Nigg Old Church

A Gunning Jubilee Gift enabled an early career researcher to study Pictish sculpture at Groam House Museum and Nigg Old Church

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Rosemarkie panel 3.1 with key pattern at Groam House Museum

Society-funded Research

Bringing landscapes alive: The Atlantic Roundhouses of the Tarbat Peninsula

Reconstruction images of excavated Atlantic roundhouses funded by the Society

Reconstruction images of excavated Atlantic roundhouses funded by the Society

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News  |  Posted July 6, 2017

Now published: From Goblets to Gaslights

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Society’s latest book, From Goblets to Gaslights: The Scottish Glass Industry 1750-2006 by Jill Turnbull, available now from our online shop! This book explores the histories of individual flint glassworks in Scotland from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, when Scottish glass production was flourishing. Major works in Glasgow, Edinburgh and …

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Now published: From Goblets to Gaslights

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Society’s latest book, From Goblets to Gaslights: The Scottish Glass Industry 1750-2006 by Jill Turnbull, available now from our online shop! This book explores the histories of individual flint glassworks in Scotland from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, when Scottish glass production was flourishing. Major works in Glasgow, Edinburgh and …

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