09 July 2025Elgin Archaeology Conference 13th September 2025
Breaking New Ground — Sharing Archaeological Discoveries from Moray
Elgin Museum’s archaeology conference on Saturday 13th September 2025
Venue: Alexander Graham Bell Centre for Digital Health (AGBC) at UHI Moray, Elgin. It will be held in person and attendance will also be possible online.
This is the link to their website where there is more information on the speakers and topics and a link to book to attend in person or online:
N.B. Mary Peteranna is giving a talk at this conference.
03 June 2025Rhind Lectures June 2025
Rhind Lectures 20 June 2025 — Scotland's Place Names
This year’s Rhind Lectures will be presented by Dr Simon Taylor, Reader in Scottish Name Studies at the University of Glasgow.
20 June 2025 ‐ 22 June 2025
Venue: Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Online booking through Eventbrite.
Full details at:
https://fellows.socantscot.org/events/details/?id=a4fa79de-7c09-f011-bae2- 6045bd1050c8
06 May 2025Meeting Thursday 15h May
Scotland Beneath the Surface — a subterranean odyssey
Bruce Keith
Victoria Hall, Cromarty
Come to Cromarty History Society’s fundraiser for the Courthouse Museum on Thurs 15 May at 7.30pm in the Victoria Hall, Cromarty to hear a fascinating and funny talk by Bruce Keith as he takes us on a subterranian odyssey around Scotland and find out.
Entry by donation — suggested donation £5
Bruce Keith is a retired chartered surveyor and environmentalist, having started his professional career working on several Perthshire and Aberdeenshire estates and in Edinburgh with the Department of Agriculture. He moved south of the border to Peterborough in 1996 as Chief Surveyor with English Nature, but kept his Scottish connections, retiring ten years ago as Head of Property at SSE (the Hydro Board). In his retirement, he has researched and written three books combining his passion for Scottish history, geography and landscape with his interest in heritage conservation
His talk will be based on his most recent book Scotland beneath the surface, which celebrates the subterranean wonders of the natural and man-made heritage under our feet. From natural caves to hollow mountains housing hydro-electricity generators, from ancient settlements to railway tunnels, from mining sources of fuel to building materials for our built heritage, there’s something fascinating for everyone’s interests.
Cromarty History Society now meets on the third Tuesday of each month, September‐April and occasionally during the summer