This year's Highland Archaeology Conference talks programme is almost ready! Save the date and watch this space for further announcements!!

Often an unintended scroll around our aerial imagery and LiDAR data layers results in a new find...Enter MHG65983, a brand new possible multi-vallate enclosure at Causeymire, Bad à Cheò, spotted by our HER Officer and immediately added to the HER! Check out the site in our new record, linked below!

It’s not all prehistory here at HER HQ! Trig Points, unassuming and humble little monuments, were the backbone of our National Grid. Each one was carefully positioned so there was a clear line of sight to the next, creating a network that allowed surveyors to map the entire country!

We had a fantastic talk from Alison and Lilja on this exceptional Highland find at last year's HAF Conference- they even brought the replica along! It's amazing what can be preserved in peatlands, and the collaborative research projects that are undertaken to learn about these rare objects.

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland@socantscot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW RESEARCH REPORT: Replicating the Kirtomy Bronze Age Horsehair Hat Historical costumier Lilja Husmo was awarded a Society grant to re-create Scotland's earliest recognisable garment—a 3,000-year-old hat—to understand and demonstrate the manufacturing technique: www.socantscot.org/society-fund...

🗓Save the Date📣 The Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Research Conference returns on 10–11 October 2026! We are now planning our talks programme so if you have new research or a project based in the Highlands, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch using our new email: HAF@highland.gov.uk!

Are you celebrating the start of Spring today? Early morning sunlight was spilling across Callachy burial cairn, which is sits quietly within a clearing in the woodlands of Learnie Red Rocks MTB trails. With nothing but birdsong for company, it was well worth stepping off the path!

📅 35 Years Ago This Month… Back in March 1991, one of Inverness’s most iconic Pictish treasures — the Knocknagael Boarstone — made its dramatic journey from the roadside at Knocknagael Farm to its new protected home inside the Highland Council headquarters! her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG...

Hot off the press!! We've added this to our HER records so these now have a full set of reports- it's always brilliant to see the final results of the process! Recent excavation of a neighbouring roundhouse is still in progress- find the link below in the comments to explore work at this site too!

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland@socantscot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW SAIR: ‘A Middle Bronze Age Roundhouse at Beauly Substation, Beauly, Inverness-shire' Discover what experts from AOC Archaeology uncovered when they found the remains of a 3,500-year-old roundhouse within a complex prehistoric landscape in the Highlands: journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sa...

Detective work by our eagle-eyed HER Officer has identified two 'missing' Brochs from 18th to 19th Century estate maps! Links for our HER records below & check out the estate maps for yourself and let us know what you find: Marrel - maps.nls.uk/estates/gols... Portgower - maps.nls.uk/estates/gols...

Have you see the new base mapping layers now available on our online interactive HER Map? Get exploring on the link below and don't forget to let us know what you find! her.highland.gov.uk/map

Happy Christmas from the Highland HER!! We have been quiet since HAF, but no less busy...look out for incoming posts from us in the New Year!! (For the non-Christmassy photo of Heights of Brae, see our HER record: her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG...)

We are in the final stages of preparing for this weekend's two-day Highland Archaeology Research Conference and we're feeling very excited for this!! We can't wait to welcome the speakers, stallholders and guests tomorrow- and still a few remaining tickets left! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highland-a...

The countdown is on... Is WWII where your interest lies? Get your ticket booked now to hear Susan Kruse of Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands talk to us about the Norwegian Army in the Highlands this Sunday! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highland-a... Photo Credit: Norwegian Riksarkivet & ARCH

Excavations at Greenside Farm, Rosemarkie are PUBLISHED!! We can't wait to hear about the results this Saturday at the HAF conference- come along and hear this (and all our other talks!) and also have the opportunity to ask all your questions too!! www.guard-archaeology.co.uk/GALNews/?p=7...

We are excited to be hosting an afternoon of talks presenting recent archaeological research from UHI at this year's HAF in just a couple of weeks- conference talks won't be recorded so be sure to book your tickets now to hear them!! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highland-a...

It's three weeks until the Highland Archaeology Festival Conference! Our talks program has been slightly revised- take a look and be sure to get your tickets now, these will only be available online this year and they are selling fast!! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highland-a...

her.highland.gov.uk/Event/EHG6386 Hot off the press!! The report on the excavation at Windhill has been added to the HER... and if you want to know more, come to our annual HAF conference this September where Steven Birch will be giving a talk about the interim results. Ticket now available online!

We are excited to share this year's Highland Archaeology Festival conference programme!! Check out our fantastic speaker line up and get your ticket for the weekend booked- sales now live on Eventbrite! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highland-a...

📣 📣 We are excited to share that our speakers for this year's annual HAF Conference are confirmed!! Watch this space for further HAF announcements and the launch of this year's talks programme!!

☀️☀️A very sunny site visit!☀️☀️Can you guess where this is?

Fantastic news for Dunlichity Church!! Are you planning a change of use for a church? Our Historic Environment Team is here to help! Whether you're exploring development ideas or need guidance on heritage considerations, don't hesitate to get in touch with any queries!

Church with Jacobite links to become heritage centre

Dunlichity Church was a gathering point for Jacobite soldiers before the Battle of Culloden.

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📣Clear your diaries!📣Our annual conference is on 27th and 28th September in Inverness. Our talks programme is almost full - but if you are interested in presenting or nominating a talk please get in touch with us ASAP so we can include you! highlandarchaeologyfestival@gmail.com

We're looking forward to hearing about this season's discoveries!!

Dr Edward Stewart@eddiecstewart.bsky.social · last yr.

We're gearing up for our #Glencoe2025 season in less than a fortnight! You can find out more about our post ex from the 2024 season here including exciting results from our scientists and collaborators! glencoeandrannochenvirons.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/i...

Another day, another hut circle discovery...or four!

What a day and spot to be digging! Thanks to @nts-archaeology.bsky.social for yesterday's site tour of the Blackhouse at Doire nam Fuaran - a fantastic site and community excavation and we look forward to hearing about the results of the dig and adding them to the Highland HER!

An exceptional find from within the Highlands and highlighting the importance of the planning archaeology process!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Prehistoric chariot wheel unearthed at Highland golf course

Archaeologists describe the find near Inverness as "rare".

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Save the date! Planning for the 2025 Highland Archaeology Festival is underway with our Research Conference being held on 27th and 28th September!! If you would like to express interest in presenting a talk, poster session or display, get in touch with us at highlandarchaeologyfestival@gmail.com