Project Open Day
The Project Team will be holding an open day on Saturday 20th February,
when they will be demonstrating the techniques of archaeological field
survey and how we interpret and record archaeological sites in Assynt.
We will be recording Neolithic chambered cairns on the shore of Loch Borralan, using a range of archaeological techniques including drawing and photography as well as more advanced methods like laser scanning and GPS.
There will also be an on-site talk at the finest tomb, looking at the monument itself, and its setting among other tombs and in the Assynt landscape.
The Borralan cairns are among Assynt's most spectacular archaeological sites...Come along to get involved in recording your heritage!
Directions & meeting point
Date: 20th February, Time: 1.30pm, Location: beside Loch Borralan,
close to Altnacealgach. Look for a group of cars (including one white
van), and please park sensibly. This is, obviously, Weather Permitting: Use your discretion! And bring lunch..............
Update Meeting
We will be holding an update meeting in the Mission Building in Lochinver at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 3rd February - come along to hear about the progress of the project, and the plans for the next phase of survey work!
Project Launch Seminar Weekend:
The launch weekend of the Assynt Hidden Lives Project will involve a
series of lectures and discussion sessions designed to give everyone
involved in the project a solid grounding in the field archaeology of
northern Scotland. The lectures will aim to give an overview of the
archaeological sites of the northern mainland, describing the field
monuments from earliest prehistory to modern times. This introductory
programme will give participants in the project a basis for
understanding the sites and monuments that will be encountered during
the survey work. This weekend will also introduce the rationale of
archaeological field survey, and introduce the techniques that will be
used over the course of the project.
The seminar programme will be as follows:
Saturday 21st November:
2pm: Introduction to the Hidden Lives Project
2.30 pm: The Earlier Prehistory of Northern Scotland, in Context
3.30pm: The Later Prehistory of Northern Scotland, In Context
Sunday 22nd November:
2pm: Medieval and Later Rural Settlement in Northern Scotland
3pm: Introduction to Archaeological Field Survey and Mapping: aims and techniques
Venue: The Mission Building, Lochinver
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