Talk: Castle Stuart Archaeology with Andy Young, Avon Archaeology
12 December 2024 19:30
Development Archaeology at Castle Stuart, 2022-24: New Evidence for a Prehistoric, Medieval and Post Medieval Landscape
Some may remember Andy's fascinating talk at the 2023 HAF Conference on archaeological work at Castle Stuart, particularly on a possible Iron Age palisade enclosure. This archaeological discussion night will be a chance for more in depth exploration with the latest information. Other sites featured include Neolithic buildings, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement and a medieval agricultural landscape.
This Monthly Archaeological Discussion (MAD) will take place at Ferintosh Church Hall in the middle of Conon Bridge. Park in the large car park. NH 54259 55557. Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qp9bvSp3JmbPiWEC6.
Avon Archaeological Unit was established by Andy in 1992 who, alongside his archaeologist wife Donna, developed the firm into a successful commercial archaeology practice in the SW Region of England, with offices in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Since 2015 Avon Archaeology continues to work in the Bristol and SW Region under the leadership of Kev Potter MCIfA with Andy continuing as a director.
In 2010 Andy and Donna moved to the Highlands and in 2017 Andy took up the post of Senior Archaeologist and CIfA Responsible Post Holder (RPH) with Highland Archaeology Services Limited (HAS), based in Tain and later Dingwall. During his time at HAS Andy managed a wide variety of planning related research, survey and fieldwork projects and was instrumental in the completion and reporting of a number of important backlog fieldwork projects including excavations at Dornoch Bridge Quarry, Culduthel and Tornagrain.
Andy was a student and later a colleague and friend of the late Mick Aston of Time Team and graduated from the University of Bristol in 1987 with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Geology and Archaeology. Andy has been a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeology (CIfA) since 1992.
Andy moved on from his position at Highland Archaeology early in 2021 but since 2017 he has developed wide ranging knowledge of the history and archaeology of the north of Scotland, in particular the Highland and Islands region and has formed good relations with the various Local Authority Archaeologists. Avon Archaeology (Highland) Ltd sees Andy and Donna return as independent heritage consultants able to offer professional archaeological services to individual developers and larger organisations across the north of Scotland.