Events

Thanks to the support of our Fellows, partners and sponsors, the Society runs an annual programme of public events, including lectures and conferences. 

Throughout the year, Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland are also invited to exclusive online and in-person events. They are one of the benefits of Fellowship and provide opportunities to network, meet other Fellows, and learn and discuss areas of shared interests related to Scotland’s past.

If you are not a Fellow and would like to support our work as a charity while enjoying the many benefits of Fellowship, find out how to join or subscribe to our public e-newsletter.


“I appreciate the networking opportunities with people from across Scotland and the world, from various professions and with diverse interests, all united by a love of history, heritage and archaeology” – Dr Abeer Eladany FSAScot

PUBLIC LECTURE: Reinterpreting the Past to Explain the Present and Reimagine the Future

When: Thursday 2 October

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

ScARF EVENT: SWSARF Symposium – Early Prehistory

When: Saturday 4 October

Where: New Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway

FELLOWS-ONLY TOUR: Museum on the Mound

When: Friday 10 October, 5pm

Where: Museum on the Mound, Edinburgh

ONLINE FELLOWS’ MEETING: Getting Started with Family History

When: Thursday 30 October, 5pm

Where: Online via Zoom

FELLOWS-ONLY TOUR: HES Archives & Library

When: Monday 3 November, 2pm

Where: HES Archives, Edinburgh

ONLINE FELLOWS’ MEETING: Scotland’s Earliest Megalithic Monuments

When: Thursday 13 November, 5pm

Where: Online via Zoom

AGM & PUBLIC LECTURE: Finlaggan – Archaeology versus History

When: Saturday 29 November, 11am

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

PUBLIC LECTURE: Carved in Stone – Bringing the Picts to Life

When: Thursday 11 December, 6pm

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

PUBLIC LECTURE: The Lost Royal Lodgings of Edinburgh Castle 1093 – 1617, and the Birthplace of Great Britain

When: Thursday 15 January, 6pm

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

PUBLIC LECTURE: “Sappho Was Right” – Gravestones and Afterlives

When: Thursday 12 February, 6pm

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

PUBLIC LECTURE: At the Far End of Everything – A Likely Ahrensburgian Presence on Skye

When: Thursday 12 March, 6pm

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online

PUBLIC LECTURE: PALaEoScot – New Approaches to Scotland’s Oldest Archaeology

When: Thursday 16 April, 6pm

Where: Augustine United Church, Edinburgh & Online