What is on in October?
Here you can find all SAM events happening in October 2019.
Digs, Talks, Walks, Tours and many more!
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DUNDONALD CASTLE EXCAVATIONS 🔍
Dundonald Castle, Winehouse Yett, Dundonald, Kilmarnock KA2 9HD
Saturday 21 September 2019 @ 9:30am – Friday 04 October 2019 @ 4:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Don’t miss your chance to dig at a medieval fortification steeped in history. Earlier digs have…
PAST LIVES OF LEITH 🔍
Museum of Edinburgh, 142-146 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DD
Friday 29 March 2019 – Sunday 06 October 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH The Past Lives of Leith Exhibition coincides with the publication of the results from the archaeological…
GLADIATORS: A CEMETERY OF SECRETS 🔍
Callendar House, Callendar Rd, Falkirk FK1 1YR
Sunday 19 May 2019 – Sunday 06 October 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH This summer, Callendar House is hosting an exciting exhibition – Gladiators: a cemetery of secrets, on…
EXPLORE CULZEAN’S CAVES 🔍
Culzean Castle, Maybole, South Ayrshire, KA19 8LE
Sunday 30 June 2019 – Sunday 06 October 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH This is an exciting opportunity to be guided through the caves by a ranger. Discover more…
THE POWER OF WATER 🔍
Milton Redcastle, Muir of Ord, Muir of Ord IV6 7SQ
Wednesday 09 October 2019 @ 10:00am – Wednesday 09 October 2019 @ 1:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Explore the industrial archaeology of the Redcastle Burn, the major source of power for the 19th…
THE BRIGHT SIDE: RECREATING COLOUR AT THE EDGE OF EMPIRE 🔎
Corn Exchange, The Ormiston, Market Square, Melrose TD6 9PN
Thursday 10 October 2019 @ 7:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Dr Louisa Campbell, Historic Environment Scotland’s post-doctoral fellow at Glasgow University, and specialist in finds from…
GLENMORANGIE ANNUAL LECTURE: SIMONE TEN HOMPEL🔎
National Museum of Scotland Auditorium, Lothian Street, Edinburgh
Thursday 10 October 2019 @ 7:00pm – Thursday 10 October 2019
Silversmith Simone ten Hompel discusses her commission from National Museums Scotland and The Glenmorangie Company to create a new piece…
DISCOVERING ANCIENT EGYPT – CURATOR TALKS 🔎
Baird Institute, Lugar Street, Cumnock, KA18 1AD
Thursday 10 October 2019 @ 6:30pm – Thursday 10 October 2019 @ 7:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Come along to this talk on the ‘Ancient Egypt Across Scotland’ with Dr. Dan Potter,…
NIGG OLD CHURCH WALK 🔍
Tain, IV19 1QR
Monday 14 October 2019 @ 2:00pm – Monday 14 October 2019 @ 4:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Nigg Old Church, in the Highlands of Scotland, is a fine example of a Scottish parish…
ROMANS IN THE BORDERS: RECENT WORK AND NEW DISCOVERIES FROM NEWSTEAD AND TORWOODLEE 🔎
Corn Exchange, The Ormiston, Market Square, Melrose TD6 9PN
Thursday 17 October 2019 @ 7:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH…
INVEREWE HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY FESTIVAL 2019 🔍
Inverewe, Poolewe, Wester Ross, IV22 2LG
Saturday 28 September 2019 – Friday 18 October 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Inverewe will host a series of talks, from Wester Ross’s archaeology to innovative carbon dating. This…
DOON THE NILE WITH CLAIRE GILMOUR 🔎
Dick Institute, Elmbank Avenue, 3 Lugar Street, Cumnock, KA18 1AD
Wednesday 23 October 2019 @ 2:00pm – Wednesday 23 October 2019 @ 3:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH This exhibition focuses on three pioneering Scottish figures who had a major impact on archaeology and…
LATER PREHISTORIC FINDS CONFERENCE: CRAFTING IDENTITIES 🔎
Auditorium, National Museum of Scotland, Lothian Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Saturday 26 October 2019 @ 9:45am – Saturday 26 October 2019 @ 4:45pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Craft and the transformation of raw materials into objects were integral aspects of prehistoric life. This…
TREASURES FROM THE HOARD 🔍
John Gray Centre, Haddington
Saturday 11 May 2019 – Sunday 27 October 2019
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Treasures from the Hoard Exhibition features many of the iconic pieces from the spectacular Traprain…
THE HISTORY OF TELESCOPES 🔎
Aberdeen Maritime Museum Shiprow Aberdeen AB11 5BY
Wednesday 30 October 2019 @ 12:30pm – Wednesday 30 October 2019 @ 1:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Dee Lawlor, science communicator and microscopist: From sailing the seven seas to exploring the universe, telescopes…