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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 2d

A reminder that we have an extra event tomorrow as part of #BlackHistoryMonth when Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the #Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 2d

‘Dancing in the Ruins’-Season 2 of the Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey - Derek Hall's talk at our upcoming TAFAC Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes and online

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 3d

Norman Atkinson will be speaking on 19 Oct at Farnell Church, Angus - on the History of the Farnell Pictish Stone

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 6d

Researched and designed by PlusPerth's Ropemakers' Heritage Group, we're pleased to announce the installation of the information board in the Ropey Close, off South Street in Perth. Thanks to all who contributed time, energy and artistic talent. Oh and the newly converted building is lovely too!

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 6d

Joe Fitzpatrick and Gordon Noble will be updating us on 'Excavations at East Lomond' at our conference in Glenrothes on 1 November. Exciting finds include a Pictish axe, pin and a rare carving of a human face. Photos courtesy of G Noble/Aberdeen University/Northern Picts Project

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 9d

If you're looking for a talk in Dundee on 8 October, Kenneth Baxter of Abertay Historical Society will be speaking on 'Making Tracks to Dundee - 200 hundred years of local railway history'
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Making Tracks to Dundee - 200 years of local railway history

A talk by Kenneth Baxter hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 9d

Something a bit different to kick off the Perthshire Society of Natural Science's Archaeology and History Section's winter programme on Wed 8th Oct at the Soutar Theatre: "Songs from Perthshire’s History" with PlaidSong
www.plaidsong.co.uk

Plaidsong, singer/songwriters, traditional music, Perth, jacobite

Plaidsong are a traditional music duo based in Perthshire performing new and traditional songs linked to history including the work of Robert Burns, Hogg, Lady Nairne and their own songs. They perform...

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 14d

Speakers and their speaks at our 2025 TAFAC Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes, Fife:

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 16d

At the TAFAC Conference 2025, 1 Nov in Glenrothes, AOC's Steven Watt will be talking about 'More from Recent(ish) Excavations at Upper Victoria, Carnoustie: A Post-excavation Update and a Trifecta of Souterrains'
Photo (c) AOC: overhead shot of souterrains

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Overhead view of archaeological site at Carnoustie, showing 3 souterains

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 22d

As part of #Railway200 our 8th October evening lecture will see Dr Kenneth Baxter give a talk entitled "Making Tracks to #Dundee - 200 years of local railway history" - more details at tinyurl.com/DRail200

Making Tracks to Dundee - 200 years of local railway history

A talk by Kenneth Baxter hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

tinyurl.com

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 20d

Speakers at our upcoming conference, 1 November 2025 in Glenrothes : Kenneth Green and Maureen Kilpatrick (GUARD Archaeology) will update us on their work at Broxy Kennels in “A Tale of Two Forts”.

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 22d

At TAFAC Conference 2025, we'll have Tertia Barnett from PKHT speaking about 'The Lost Stones of Strath Tay: community excavation of prehistoric rock art'

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 22d

Anne Marot will be speaking at the TAFAC 2025 Conference on 1 Nov, in Glenrothes, on 'The Mystery of St Monan’s Church: post-medieval burials in Inverarity, Angus'

A mound, a ranging rod, a yew tree - burial location at Inverarity

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 22d

Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

Recent Archaeological Work in Tayside and Fife 2025

Our Annual Conference will be held on 1st November 2025 at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX and live streamed

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 22d

'Grain of Truth': at TAFAC's 2025 Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes: Cathy MacIver will be speaking about excavations at Loak Farm, Bankfoot. Some great late medieval corn-drying kilns!

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Recent Archaeological Work in Tayside and Fife 2025

Our Annual Conference will be held on 1st November 2025 at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX and live streamed

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Sep 15

Announcing TAFAC's 2025 Conference, 1 November at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. Book now on Eventbrite - attend in person or online. Photo from Anne Marot's talk on Inverarity burials.

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Aug 25

Just published - GUARD's excavations at 'Guardbridge, Fife a multi-period settlement with a multivallate fort' by Maureen Kilpatrick, Jordan Barbour, Thomas Muir and Charlotte Hunter.
Download absolutely FREE:

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archaeologyreportsonline.com

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you Coralie! Your talk at the November 2024 conference was a highlight of the day

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Dig It! @digitscotland.bsky.social · Feb 18

Over 2,000 years ago, people carved and decorated thousands of natural outcrops and boulders across Scotland - but why? 🎨

On 21 February, join @joanavaldez.bsky.social online to hear more about rock art and its important role in prehistoric lives: digitscotland.com/events/rock-...

Photo of the excavated stone foundations of a farm building in a field on a sunny day

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Feb 4

Videos of the 2024 TAFAC Conference speakers, filmed by the lovely Doug Rocks MacQueen, now linked on our website here: www.tafac.org.uk/category/con...

Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal Vol 30 (2024) front cover: illus from George Haggarty's paper on Fife Potteries

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Jan 16

Sorry to miss 'The Wonderful Performing Cuddy' though

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · Jan 8

Do come along and hear all about the different types of sheep! www.sal.org.uk/event/st-kil... 🐑

Rebecca Lambert (She/Her) ♾️🐭🍉 @ladyliminal.bsky.social · Jan 7

Are any friends heading to @antiquaries.bsky.social on February 6th to hear Andrew Fleming’s talk on St. Kilda? 🙂

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Jan 6

As we're new here, you might not know what TAFAC does. As well as publications, we hold an annual conference on new archaeological discoveries. We'll share videos of our last conference in Perth soon, but here are some of our previous ones all the way back to 2016 www.tafac.org.uk/category/con...

Reconstruction of East Lomond Hillfort (left pic) and Pictish carving (right pic)

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · Jan 4

Glad we found you on here! Love your agates (especially the ones from our area, Tayside and Fife.

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