Events Calendar
Friday 20th September 2024 at 7 pm
Treasures of Moray: What’s new with Moray Finds?
A talk by Dr George Prew, Treasure Trove Unit
This talk gives a quick overview of how the Treasure Trove system works, what the Treasure Trove Unit does, who they are, and some of the big changes to the unit over the last year, before showing and talking through particularly interesting cases of objects which have come through the process from Moray in the last few years.
Dr George Prew is a Treasure Trove Officer focusing on Moray, Orkney, Shetland, and The Lothians. His research interests centre on dress and death, as brought out in his recently-concluded PhD thesis which analyses communities in Iron Age Italy through how they dressed their corpses. Within the Treasure Trove Unit, he has a particular interest in Late Medieval enamelled objects, heraldry, small lead finds, and shot.
Adult tickets £4, Students £2, Moray Society members free.
All tickets (including free tickets) must be booked in advance via our online ticketing website
Friday 27th September 2024 at 7 pm
Scotland beneath the surface – exploring the natural and man-made heritage under our feet
A talk by L. Bruce Keith
Bruce Keith with regale us with highlights from his latest book, “Scotland beneath the surface”. It’s a subterranean odyssey exploring the natural and man-made heritage under our feet, from natural caves to hollow mountains for hydro power generation, from railway tunnels to underground tanks and bunkers and from fossils to the mining of fossil fuels.
Bruce Keith is a retired chartered surveyor and chartered environmentalist. He started his career on several Aberdeenshire estates before joining the Department of Agriculture in Edinburgh. In 1996 he migrated south of the border as Chief Surveyor with English Nature. Bruce retired ten years ago as Head of Property at SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc – the Hydro Board) – the largest renewable energy company in the UK and Ireland.
Adult tickets £4, Students £2, Moray Society members free.
All tickets (including free tickets) must be booked in advance via our online ticketing website