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Scotland's Island Research
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Field trips and evening events

Field trips 

Tuesday 8th January 
Eroding archaeology at Baile Sear with CnES Archaeologist Kevin Murphy
Meet at Lochmaddy Hall at 9am for transport to and from the site 

Wednesday 9th January 
Submerged woodlands at Lionacleit, Benbecula with Jo Hambley, SCAPE Trust and St Andrews University 
Meet at Lochmaddy Hall at 13:30 for transport to and from the site 
Packed lunch available to delegates. Please confirm with event organisers by lunchtime on the previous day. 

Thursday 10th January 
Megalithic architecture at Langass with local archaeologists 
Meet at Lochmaddy Hall at 12 midday for transport to and from the site
Packed lunch available to delegates. Please confirm with event organisers by lunchtime on the previous day. 

Friday 11th January 
Medieval and post-medieval archaeology on the island of Berneray with Kate MacDonald, Uist Archaeology. Booking essential. Please confirm with event organisers by Tuesday 8th January. Transport and lunch not included. 

Evening Events 

Monday 7th January 8pm - 9pm 
Opening reception hosted by Taigh Chearsabhagh  
Supported by CnES and HIE 

Tuesday 8th January 
Public talk 7pm Lochmaddy Hall 
'The Ness effect:  A result of active engagement with archaeology' with Dr Julie Gibson, Council Archaeologists, Orkney Islands Council 

'SEARCH Project - reflecting on archaeological research in South Uist' with Professor Niall Sharples, Cardiff University and Professor Mike Parker Pearson, UCL. 

Wednesday 9th January 8pm 
Uist 360 - Comann Eachdrach documentary hosted by Uist Film at Taigh Chearsabhagh 

Thursday 10th January 8pm - 11pm
Closing ceilidh with local performers - drinks, buffet, music and dancing at Lochmaddy Hall 
Supported by CnES and HIE


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  • Home
    • About
  • Shetland Symposium
    • Timetable
    • Session chairs, speakers and field trip leads
    • Research Questions
    • Travel Timetable
    • Travel Bursaries
    • Registration
  • Western Isles Symposium
  • Contact
  • Frameworks
    • Western Isles
    • Orkney
    • Shetland