News  |  Posted September 11, 2015

2015-16 Lecture Programme – From the Forth Rail Bridge to Celts

Our 2015-16 Lecture Programme  promises a rich range of topics and expert speakers. Dr Amy Blakeway, University of Kent kicks off the season with A War of Words:Propaganda in the wars of the Rough Wooings on the 12th October. Our Edinburgh lectures are moving venue to the Auditorium at the National Museum of Scotland. Lectures are free and open to all. …

News  |  Posted September 9, 2015

Death in Scotland from the Medieval to the Modern – Call for Papers

Second call for papers for a cross–‐disciplinary conference on Death and identity in Scotland from the medieval to the modern: beliefs, attitudes and practices Friday 29 January to Sunday 31 January 2016, New College, University of Edinburgh Full information here  

News  |  Posted May 27, 2015

New Approaches to Historic Urban Landscapes

ICOMOS-UK and ICOMOS Ireland Joint Summer Meeting and Conference 2015 Edinburgh (including special visit to the Forth Rail Bridge) Places are unfortunately limited by the number of people who can visit the bridge (for safety reasons) and because of the conference venue size. If you are interested please book with Sarah Yates quickly – sarahyates@icomos-uk.org In ICOMOS’s 50th Anniversary year, ICOMOS-UK …

News  |  Posted May 19, 2015

Breadalbane Bling: Medieval Power Dressing in Glenlyon and Beyond

Perth Museum & Art Gallery is delighted to confirm that the British Museum (supported through the generosity of the Dorset Foundation) is lending two of its magnificent medieval brooches: the 16th century Glenlyon brooch and the Pictish Breadalbane brooch. They form the centrepiece of an exciting new exhibition called: BREADALBANE BLING: MEDIEVAL POWER DRESSING IN GLENLYON AND BEYOND. Neither of …

News  |  Posted April 17, 2015

EAA Student Bursaries Awarded

We are proud to be sponsoring 10 Student Bursaries at the EAA 2015 Congratulations to all! Mr William Wyeth, University of Stirling and RCAHMS Miss Anouk Busset, University of Glasgow Ms Siobhan Cooke, Orkney College UHI Mr Thierry Fonville, University of Southampton Ms Gill Allmond, Queen’s University Belfast Miss Jessica Bownes, SUERC, University of Glasgow Mr Martin Conlon, University of …

News  |  Posted April 10, 2015

Robert the Bruce Tomb Reconstruction at Abbotsford

A  Research Grant from the Society supported a collaborative project to reconstruct the lost tomb of Robert the Bruce. Buried in Dunfermline Abbey in 1329, Bruce’s tomb was probably destroyed during the Reformation and fragments of the tomb dispersed.  An exhibition of the 3-D model and artefacts, including a fragment collected by Sir Walter Scott, will be on display at Abbotsford from the 11th April. …

News  |  Posted March 30, 2015

International Congress of Celtic Studies Booking now open!

We are delighted to announce that Registration for the 15th International Congress of Celtic Studies is now open! Registration will remain open until 28 June 2015 after which it will not be possible to register to attend the Congress (either on-line or during the Congress itself). All speakers must be registered by 9 May 2015. Payments may be made by …

News  |  Posted March 27, 2015

Connections, Networks & Contexts Conference 17th April

The Society is pleased to be supporting Connections, Networks and Contexts, the Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society conference at Edinburgh University. Bringing together emerging researchers from across the UK and beyond, the programme takes an interdisciplinary look at a fascinating range of subjects. Our President, Dr David Caldwell, will give the keynote lecture on ‘Medieval Scots:a problem of identity’. The conference …

News  |  Posted March 26, 2015

Who’s telling the stories? Free Graveyard Interpretation Workshop

An innovative workshop in graveyard interpretation for graveyard ‘friends of’ groups, heritage societies and practitioners with an interest in the interpretation of burial spaces. Topics include: the principals of interpretation; engaging with your audience; using new technologies and new directions in cemetery research. 29th May 2015 at the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre Booking necessary, for more information contact Adopt a Monument Project Officer Fiona …

News  |  Posted March 4, 2015

Archaeological Research in Progress programme announced

From Mesolithic and Neolithic activity in the Cairngorms to the demise of an eighteenth century drovers’ inn our national conference on recent research in Scotland covers a wide range of locations and chronological periods.