Events
Below is a list of upcoming talks, activities and other events.
To watch presentations recorded from previous online MAD evenings, click here.
For the events listing on the ARCH website please click here.
Events led by NOSAS are clearly indicated - these are open only to members and their guests unless stated otherwise.
16 February 2025
Finds sorting at Tarradale
We will meet again at 10.00am at Tarradale House on Sunday to continue washing and sieving preparation of the shell midden material, and sorting the dry material to look for small stone artefacts, pierced shells, and fishbones and other finds of inte...23 February 2025
Finds sorting at Tarradale
We will meet again at 10.00am at Tarradale House on Sunday to continue washing and sieving preparation of the shell midden material, and sorting the dry material to look for small stone artefacts, pierced shells, and fishbones and other finds of inte...27 February 2025
Talk: Excavating the New Prison Site in Inverness with Peta Glew, AOC Archaeology
Archaeologist Peta Glew will talk to us about the well publicised prehistoric remains found during excavations at the prison site in Inverness. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd49ygn9qo This Monthly Archaeological Discussion (MAD) will be...13 March 2025
MAD evening with David Newman: The Norse presence in NE Uist
This Monthly Archaeological Discussion (MAD) will be at Ferintosh Church Hall in Conon Bridge. This is next to the large car park in the centre of the village. NH 54259 55557. Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qp9bvSp3JmbPiWEC6. In the spring of...23 March 2025
NOSAS Field Trip to Assynt: Exploring Eddracalda
This NOSAS Field Trip is organised by Gordon Sleight of Historic Assynt (as well as NOSAS Trustee) Eddracalda is a multi-period site on a ridge overlooking Ardvreck Castle with Bronze Age and early modern sites predominating. Should the weather on ...27 March 2025
NOSAS MAD Evening on Snuff Boxes with Eric Grant
This Monthly Archaeological Discussion (MAD) will be at Ferintosh Church Hall in Conon Bridge. Park in the large car park in the centre of the village. NH 54259 55557. Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qp9bvSp3JmbPiWEC6. Title: Hae a pinch: the ...5 April 2025
Supporting the Roof
Supporting the Roof in Pre-improvement Vernacular Buildings in Scotland This NOSAS seminar brings together speakers from across Scotland who will contribute to an understanding of the ways that the roof was supported in pre-improvement vernacular ...2 October 2025
MAD Bruce Keith Bridgescapes