What is on in September?
Here you can find all SAM events happening in September 2019.
Digs, Talks, Walks, Tours and many more!
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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…
LINKS WITH THE PAST 🔍
McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1DA
Tuesday 09 April 2019 – Sunday 29 September 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH This display reveals details of the life and death of a Pictish man who was buried…
FALKIRK LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY FIELDWORK | 2019 🔍
Falkirk
Monday 29 April 2019 – Monday 30 September 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH The Falkirk Local History Society Fieldwork are always looking for volunteers to help with archaeological work…
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…
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…
WEMYSS CAVES PICTISH CARVINGS – GUIDED TOUR AND MUSEUM 🔍
Terras Hall, The Haugh, East Wemyss, KY1 4SB
Sunday 16 June 2019 – Sunday 29 September 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH The Wemyss Caves Come and see the largest collection of Pictish carvings anywhere – still in…
JACOBITE CLANS 🔍
78 George St, Perth PH1 5LB
Wednesday 26 June 2019 – Thursday 26 September 2019
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month To coincide with the 330th anniversary of the Battle of Killiecrankie in summer 2019, Perth…
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…
BODIES OF EVIDENCE FROM THE BATTLEFIELD OF DUNBAR TO DURHAM 🔍
Dunbar Town House Museum, High St, Dunbar EH42 1ER
Monday 01 July 2019 @ 1:00pm – Monday 30 September 2019 @ 5:00pm
How archaeology and science solved a 17th century mystery Part of Scottish Archaeology Month In November 2013, two mass burials…
A DISPLAY OF TREASURE TROVE FINDS 🔍
Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum, The Town House, 32 High Street, Kirriemuir, DD8 4BB
Thursday 01 August 2019 @ 10:00am – Thursday 31 October 2019 @ 5:00pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Visit the Gateway to the Glens Museum to view a display of treasure trove finds…
DOORS OPEN DAYS 2019 – ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTS 🔍
Across Scotland
Sunday 01 September 2019 – Monday 30 September 2019
Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates heritage and the built environment. It offers free access to…
WEMYSS CAVES – DIGGING DEEPER 🔍
Terras Hall, The Haugh, East Wemyss, KY1 4SB
Sunday 01 September 2019 – Sunday 29 September 2019
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Find out about the latest archaeological discoveries at the Wemyss Caves following the excavations in…
BENNACHIE VISITOR CENTRE | SAM EXHIBITION 🔍
The Bennachie Visitor Centre, Pitcaple, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 5HY
Sunday 01 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Monday 30 September 2019 @ 5:00pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Visit the Bennachie Visitor Centre during September and discover more about Bennachie’s past from Pictish…
EAST NEUK UNEARTHED: TREASURES OF FIFE’S HIDDEN PAST 🔎
Scottish Fisheries Museum, St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, Fife KY10 3AB
Monday 02 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Sunday 03 November 2019 @ 4:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH With this exhibition you can travel through time to discover the history that lies hidden all…
THE BERWICKSHIRE COUNTRY HOME AT COLDSTREAM MUSEUM 🔍
Coldstream Museum, 12 Market Square, Coldstream TD12 4BD
Saturday 07 September 2019 @ 9:30am – Friday 31 January 2020 @ 4:00pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Berwickshire was always said to have more mansions than any other county in Britain. Between…
TIMELESS TREASURES: REVEALING ARCHAEOLOGY FROM ABERDEENSHIRE AND BEYOND 🔍
Arbuthnot Museum, St Peter Street, Peterhead
Saturday 07 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Saturday 11 January 2020 @ 3:30pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Come along to the exhibition entitled ‘Timeless Treasures: revealing archaeology from Aberdeenshire and beyond’ at…
SCOTLAND FROM THE SKY: PART 2 🔍
Various locations across Scotland
Monday 09 September 2019 – Sunday 12 April 2020
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Scotland from the Sky: Part 2 shares some of the amazing aerial photography that inspired series…
ROMANTIC SCOTLAND 🔍
Duff House, Banff, AB45 3SX
Monday 09 September 2019 @ 9:30am – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 5:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Bringing together treasures from the National Gallery of Scotland’s and Historic Environment Scotland’s collections, Romantic Scotland…
SCOTLAND FROM THE SKY 🔍
Arbroath Abbey and Blackness Castle
Monday 09 September 2019 @ 9:30am – Sunday 19 January 2020 @ 5:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Scotland from the Sky brings a selection of the breathtaking aerial photography, featured in the book…
LEPHIN GLENGORM DIG 🔍
Lephin, Mull
Saturday 14 September 2019 – Friday 27 September 2019
Join the Mull Museum at their dig at Lephin on the Glengorm Estate on the beautiful Isle of Mull. Previous…
DISCOVERING ANCIENT EGYPT 🔎
Baird Institute, Lugar Street, Cumnock, KA18 1AD
Saturday 14 September 2019 – Saturday 14 December 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Discovering Ancient Egypt is a touring exhibition examining Scotland’s contribution to Egyptology through the lives…
MANTLE WALLS EXCAVATION AND EVENTS 🔍
Ancrum, Scottish Borders
Monday 16 September 2019 – Saturday 28 September 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Nestled in a bend in the Ale Water lies an enigmatic site. Long suspected to be…
CAMMO ESTATE DIG 🔍
Cammo Estate, Cammo Road, Edinburgh, EH4 8AW
Monday 16 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Monday 25 November 2019 @ 4:00pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Join Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society as they celebrate Scottish Archaeology Month with a curious excavation….
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…
REVISITING SCOTLAND’S NEOLITHIC CARVED STONE BALLS 🔍
Perth Museum & Art Gallery, 78 George St, Perth PH1 5LB
Tuesday 24 September 2019 @ 7:30pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark (National Museums Scotland) will give a talk about Scottish Neolithic carved stones…
SCAR: THE DRAMATIC STORY OF A VIKING BOAT BURIAL IN SCOTLAND 🔎
2 Cramond Rd S, Edinburgh EH4 6AD
Thursday 26 September 2019 @ 10:30am – Thursday 26 September 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH In 1991, a small team of hardy archaeologists rescued a remarkable Viking boat burial at Scar,…
AN AFTERNOON TEA WITH AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR LINDSEY DAVIS 🔍
The Drawing Room, Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk, FK1 1YR
Thursday 26 September 2019 @ 2:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH In connection with Callendar House’s current exhibition ‘Gladiators: A Cemetery of Secrets’, you are invited…
PUTTING LINLITHGOW IN ITS PLACE 🔍
St Peter’s Church, Linlithgow High Street
Thursday 26 September 2019 @ 7:00pm
Linlithgow as a Focus of Royal Activity in Late Medieval Scotland Part of Scottish Archaeology Month The newly opened Linlithgow…
BRIDGE OF KELTIE DIG 🔍
Keltie Bridge, Callander, FK17 8LG
Friday 27 September 2019 @ 9:30am – Monday 30 September 2019 @ 4:30pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Trowels at the ready! You can now sign up to volunteer for the excavations at…
ST NINIAN’S KIRK EXPLORE 🔍
St Ninian’s Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd, Stirling, FK7 9AY
Friday 27 September 2019 @ 2:00pm – Friday 27 September 2019 @ 3:00pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month A rare chance to explore St Ninian’s Old Church Yard from ancient Celtic Christianity to…
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…
GARTMORN DAM WALK 🔎
Gartmorn Country Park, Gartmorn Rd, Sauchie, Alloa, FK10 3AZ
Saturday 28 September 2019 – Sunday 29 September 2019
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH A guided walk around the perimeter of Gartmorn Dam! The walk is 5km (3 miles) in…
ROSS AND CROMARTY HERITAGE 🔍
Dingwall Community Library, Dingwall, IV15 9LT
Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 4:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH and Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 Drop in to find information about local Ross and Cromarty heritage, using the…
THE SIEGE OF FORT WILLIAM & BEYOND 🔍
Lochaber Leisure Centre, Fort William
Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 12:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH and Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 A walk up Cow Hill and finishing at the Craigs burial ground in…
PRINT WORKSHOP AT FORT GEORGE 🔍
Near, Ardersier, Inverness IV2 7TD
Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 4:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH and Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 Work with Scottish artist Robert Alexander Menzies in this creative printmaking workshop. Event…
STEAM WEEKEND 🔎
Dundee Museum of Transport 10 Market Mews, Market Street Dundee, DD1 3LA United Kingdom
Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 10:30am – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 3:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH The bi-annual Steam Weekend returns to Dundee Museum of Transport! As always, lots of fun for…
DISCOVERING ANCIENT EGYPT – FAMILY FUN DAY 🔎
Baird Institute, Lugar Street, Cumnock, KA18 1AD
Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 1:00pm – Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 3:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Come along to this afternoon of fun creative activity inspired by the National Museums of…
HELMSDALE’S SEA FISHING HERITAGE: RECORDING AND PHOTOGRAPHING SURVEY 🔍
Timespan Museum
Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 1:30pm – Saturday 28 September 2019 @ 3:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH and Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 A guided walk by Jacquie Aiken around the historic fishing village of Helmsdale…
CAMMO ESTATE ARCHAEOLOGY DAY 🔍
Cammo Estate, Cammo Road, Edinburgh, EH4 8AW
Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 10:00am – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 4:00pm
Part of Scottish Archaeology Month Join Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society as they celebrate Scottish Archaeology Month with a come-ye-all archaeology…
EXPLORE THE HIGHLANDERS’ MUSEUM’S WORLD WAR ONE HANDLING COLLECTION 🔍
Highlanders Museum, Fort George
Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 11:00am – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 2:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH and Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 Join the Education Officer for a workshop to explore the Highlanders Museum’s…

DIGGIN’ DUNDONALD 🔍
Dundonald Castle Winehouse Yett, Dundonald, Kilmarnock, KA2 9HD
Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 12:00pm – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 4:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Delve in to Dundonald’s past and meet characters who have featured in its history. Over the…

IN THE ORCHARD 🔍
Aberdour Castle and Gardens Aberdour, Fife, KY3 0SL
Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 1:00pm – Sunday 29 September 2019 @ 2:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Leugh sa Ghàidhlig Join Historic Environment Scotland and the University of Edinburgh to explore this historic…
SCOTLAND’S HEALING AND HOLY WELLS 🔍
The Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling FK8 2RQ
Monday 30 September 2019 @ 7:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Come along to this lecture organised by The Friends of the Smith Art Gallery and…
METAL DETECTING IN THE HIGHLANDS 🔍
Marydale Church Hall, Cannich
Monday 30 September 2019 @ 7:30pm – Monday 30 September 2019 @ 9:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH and Highland Archaeology Festival 2019 Dennis Ross, local metal detectorist and amateur historian, will talk about metal detecting…

EXPLORE YOUR LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY 🔍
HES Archives and Library John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9NX
Monday 30 September 2019 @ 2:00pm – Monday 30 September 2019 @ 4:00pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Discover more about how to use Historic Environment Scotland’s online services to find out more about…

SCOTLAND’S HEALING AND HOLY WELLS 🔍
The Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling FK8 2RQ
Monday 30 September 2019 @ 7:30pm
PART OF SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH Come along to this lecture organised by The Friends of the Smith Art Gallery and…