The Western Isles Symposium
The Western Isles Symposium took place in Lochmaddy in January 2019.
- Over 100 people attended SIRFA events through the week
- Six period-based and thematic workshop sessions
- Four field trips across four different islands.
- Three public talks
- One community archaeology session
- One film night
- One ceildh
Thank you to everyone who took part in this event.
Special appreciation to the session chairs; Tom Dawson, SCAPE Trust, Val Turner, Shetland Amenity Trust, Julie Gibson, Orkney Islands Council, Jacqui Mulville, Cardiff University, Duncan Garrow, Reading University, Martin Carruthers, UHI Archaeology Institute, Alison Sheridan, NMS, Caroline Wickham-Jones, Jane Downes, UHI Archaeology Institute, Graeme Cavers, AOC, Mary MacLeod, HES, Dan Lee, UHI Archaeology Institute, Rachel Barrowman, Glasgow University, Alison Keir, Herriot-Watt, Keith Macintyre, UHI. Thank you also to Niall Sharples, Mike Parker-Pearson and Julie Gibson for giving public talks, Kevin Murphy, CnES, Jo Hambley, SCAPE Trust and Kate MacDonald, Uist Archaeology, for coordinating field trips.
Thank you to the many local organisations who made the event possible; Ceolas Uibhist for hosting the final ceildih, Tiagh Chearsabhagh for hosting the opening reception with music provided by UHI Applied Music students, Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath for hosting a film night, Dunes Catering for providing all the wonderful food, DA Travel for the transport, Harris Gin for the refreshments.
Thank you to our funders Historic Environment Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Special appreciation to the session chairs; Tom Dawson, SCAPE Trust, Val Turner, Shetland Amenity Trust, Julie Gibson, Orkney Islands Council, Jacqui Mulville, Cardiff University, Duncan Garrow, Reading University, Martin Carruthers, UHI Archaeology Institute, Alison Sheridan, NMS, Caroline Wickham-Jones, Jane Downes, UHI Archaeology Institute, Graeme Cavers, AOC, Mary MacLeod, HES, Dan Lee, UHI Archaeology Institute, Rachel Barrowman, Glasgow University, Alison Keir, Herriot-Watt, Keith Macintyre, UHI. Thank you also to Niall Sharples, Mike Parker-Pearson and Julie Gibson for giving public talks, Kevin Murphy, CnES, Jo Hambley, SCAPE Trust and Kate MacDonald, Uist Archaeology, for coordinating field trips.
Thank you to the many local organisations who made the event possible; Ceolas Uibhist for hosting the final ceildih, Tiagh Chearsabhagh for hosting the opening reception with music provided by UHI Applied Music students, Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath for hosting a film night, Dunes Catering for providing all the wonderful food, DA Travel for the transport, Harris Gin for the refreshments.
Thank you to our funders Historic Environment Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
