Events – Clutha Archaeology Group

QGIS Workshop 13 April 2024

QGIS is a free geographic information system. It is available to download on both Windows and Mac versions. The workshop will cover loading basic Ordnance Survey maps, LiDAR and Canmore data, which are all available for free. It will be held in Edward’s Lab at the Chatelherault Visitor Centre. Places are limited.

Talk by Paul Murtagh on The Clyde Valley Archaeology Research Framework Sunday 26 November 2023 at 10.30am

Paul Murtagh, a senior project officer with Archaeology Scotland is going to give a talk on the Clyde Valley Archaeology Research Framework (CVARF) on Sunday 26th November at 10.30am in the auditorium at Chatelherault Visitor Centre. This will be followed by a discussion as he wants to know what archaeological or heritage projects we are carrying out and what we would like to do in the future. See the flyer below for more details. This talk is open to non members.

QGIS Workshop 25 November 2023

Talk by Andrew Jepson on “Avon Gorge: investigating a possible promontory fort” September 3rd 2023 3pm

Andrew Jepson, a Project Officer with Archaeology Scotland, will be giving an illustrated talk in the auditorium at Chatelherault Visitor Centre on Sunday 3^rd September at 3pm. He will be talking about the excavations in 2021 and 2023 of a possible promontory fort in Chatelherault Country Park. The excavations were carried out by members of Clutha Archaeology Group, supervised by Andrew. If you are interested in attending, please email cluthamail@gmail.com.

QGIS Workshop 25 June 2023

Dig at Avon Gorge Possible Promontory Fort April 13-17 April 2023

Archaeology Scotland will be running a dig at the possible promontory fort site for Clutha members.

‘Living Landscapes of Chatelherault’ Walk Saturday September 3rd 2022 1-4pm

Clutha Archaeology Group are having a guided walk in the grounds of Chatelherault Country Park in South Lanarkshire. We will be meeting at the Visitor Centre, a former kennels for the Duke of Hamilton and walking along paths above the Avon Gorge, visiting the Duke’s Bridge, Cadzow Castle, Cadzow Earthworks, Cadzow Oaks and the site of a possible promontory fort where a trial excavation took place last summer.

To reserve a place on the walk, please email cluthamail@gmail.com as places are limited.

This event is part of Scottish Archaeology Month. To see more events, visit Events | Archaeology Scotland

Local History Day May 28th 2022

Clutha Archaeology Group will be at the Local History Day at the David Livingstone Birthplace Museum on Saturday May 28th.

Can see more at https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/local-history-day-2022-05-28.html

Walkover Low Parks May 8 2022

Walkover to visit the the motte, Heron Hill, Druid’s Hollow, Duchess Bridge led by Chris McGinley 10am – 1pm.

Visit to Low Parks Museum in afternoon to see Drawing on Green Spaces: A Creative Scotland funded project using the natural history of Neilsland and Earnock community woodlands, once the former Neilsland Estate in Hamilton, as inspiration for an intriguing variety of beautiful art works and Glasgow Institute of Architects: Re-imagining The Mausoleum. The Glasgow Institute of Architects and Hamilton Mausoleum Trust invited design ideas from architects internationally to design their vision for the landscape and Hamilton’s most famous landmark. The competition winner and some of over 100 entries are now on show at Low Parks Museum in partnership with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture and South Lanarkshire Council until the end of July.

Dig at Avon Gorge Possible Promontory Fort December 9-11 2021

Dig to be run by Andrew Jepson of Archaeology Scotland.

Dig at Avon Gorge Possible Promontory Fort August 13-16 2021

Dig to be run by Andrew Jepson of Archaeology Scotland