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SUMMARY:Renfrewshire Local History Forum
DESCRIPTION:AGM\, Short Presentation and Christmas Night      Speaker TBA
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/renfrewshire-local-history-forum-23/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213807
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:Books\, Boats and Bobbins: The Story of James Coats\, Philanthropist \nDouglas Breingan
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-42/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230110T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230110T213000
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CREATED:20220707T162318Z
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:John Fraser of Johnstone \nHelen Glassford
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-43/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T213000
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CREATED:20220707T162518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T162518Z
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:Social Evening
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-44/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230214T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230214T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213807
CREATED:20220707T162800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T162800Z
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:Leadhills Library and a Wider World \nDr John Crawford
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-45/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230309T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213807
CREATED:20220906T092359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T092359Z
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SUMMARY:Renfrewshire Local History Forum
DESCRIPTION:The Govan Stones-examining\, interpreting and presenting a cultural resource Stephen Driscoll – Professor of Historical Archaeology\, University of Glasgow
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/renfrewshire-local-history-forum-24/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213807
CREATED:20220707T162940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T164155Z
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:AGM
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-46/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230411T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230411T213000
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CREATED:20220707T163134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T163134Z
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:The House for an Art Lover \nJames Winnet
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-47/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230420T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230420T210000
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CREATED:20230320T211932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T193819Z
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SUMMARY:Renfrewshire Local History Forum      click for more info
DESCRIPTION:Professor Timothy Edensor interpretations of the Barochan Cross \nProfessor of Social and Cultural Geography Manchester Metropolitan University
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/landscape-and-the-barochan-cross/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Renfrewshire%20Local%20History%20Forum.":MAILTO:petercrawford1947@sky.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230509T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20220707T163435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T163435Z
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SUMMARY:Johnstone History Society
DESCRIPTION:A Hundred Years of a Family’s Life in China from the Female Lineage \nRosalind Holmes
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/johnstone-history-society-48/
LOCATION:Masonic Halls\, 11 Collier Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8SL
CATEGORIES:Johnstone History Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240922T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240922T163000
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SUMMARY:Visit to Woodside Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Planned Visit to Woodside Cemetery \nSunday\, 22nd September \nLed by Duncan MacIntosh\, and arranged by Ann Phillips.  \nWe are pleased to say that Anne Phillips has arranged a guided tour of Woodside Cemetery in Paisley for RLHF members. This follows our most successful visit to Glasgow Necropolis in February\, 2024. \nOur guide will be Duncan Macintosh who was Conservation Officer with Renfrewshire Council before his retirement. Duncan has conducted tours of the cemetery in previous years and has a good knowledge of the sculptures and personalities to be found there. This should be a most interesting visit where we will  the learn more about the great and the good of Paisley.   \nThe date of the tour will be Sunday 22nd September and we will meet at 2pm at the office. The office is the building immediately inside the gates as you turn in off the main road. There is ample parking within the cemetery. We are asked to be respectful of mourners visiting the cemetery and memorial gardens during our visit. (There are no funerals on a Sunday.) \n  \nPlease contact our secretary\, Jean Fulton\, at   jgrayfulton54@gmail.com   if you would like to  attend\, so that we have an idea of numbers.  \n 
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/visit-to-woodside-cemetery/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241010T210000
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CREATED:20240810T175422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T194139Z
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SUMMARY:Stobs Camp - Art & Creativity in a Barbed - Wire World.  Andrew Jepson\, Archaeology Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Hello everyone and welcome to another exciting session of Lectures at Paisley University. We will meet in the same room as before D137 ground floor of the McLean Building \n\nStobs Military Camp\n\nFor nearly 60 years\, thousands of young men used the facilities at Stobs Camp near Hawick in the Scottish Borders to train for war. Now the bleak\, windswept hills lie as silent witnesses to all that passed before them. \nStobs Camp has significant historical importance with its quality of remains\, intact training ground\, massive archaeological potential and huge educational resource. Due to its extraordinary level of preservation Stobs Camp is an internationally important site relating to Scotland’s preparation for and subsequent handling of First World War prisoners. \nWithin Scotland no site exists with the mix of army training camp and prisoners of war and internees in one place\, none has the surviving remains visible as at Stobs\, no other camp has any standing buildings and much of the training ground including firing ranges and trenches surviving. And within the UK\, no First World War prisoner of war camp has upstanding buildings remaining\, no internees’ camp survives on the mainland\, and no training camps survive to the same level of preservation. \nThis is why Stobs is so important. \nMr Andrew Jepson  a.jepson@archaeologyscotland.org.uk will be discussing  the similarity of internment and lockdown and how\, today\, we can be inspired by the resolve of the First World War prisoners at Stobs by looking at their material culture. The talk starts with a brief overview of the camp to set the scene. \nAbout Andrew\, \n“After moving to Scotland in 2006 Andrew set in motion his plan to transition from working in IT to following his passion for history and archaeology. His interest in practical archaeology began in 2011 when he started volunteering for the National Trust for Scotland. In his spare time\, he continues to help the Trust supervise community archaeology digs. In 2017 he became an NTS Thistle Camp Leader.\n\nAndrew joined Archaeology Scotland in 2015 to run an educational project focusing on the Jacobite’s in Stirlingshire. This included managing two archaeological digs at St Ninians Kirk and Dunblane for over 300 children. In the same year he graduated with a First-Class Honours degree in History\, helped organise the Borders Heritage Festival and ran Gallipoli-related exhibition school workshops at Old Gala House. In 2016 he helped curate a Celts exhibition for Borders Museums and for Archaeology Scotland he began work on the Stobs Camp Project with the aim of exploring\, sharing and commemorating the First World War site near Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He has subsequently developed a keen interest in First World War internment camps.\n\nHe is passionate about promoting the history\, heritage and archaeology of the Scottish Borders.”
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/stobs-camp-art-creativity-in-a-barbed-wire-world/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Renfrewshire%20Local%20History%20Forum.":MAILTO:petercrawford1947@sky.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20240811T174446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240811T174841Z
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SUMMARY:Lost Lives\, New Worlds. Unlocking the story of the 1650 Scottish soldiers buried on Palace Green in Durham.   Dr Chris Gerrard\, Professor of Archaeology\, Durham University
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/lost-lives-new-worlds-unlocking-the-story-of-the-1650-scottish-soldiers-buried-on-palace-green-in-durham-dr-chris-gerrard-professor-of-archaeology-durham-university/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Archaeology
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20240811T175015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T183457Z
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SUMMARY:From Holy Days to Holidays  : Changing Attitudes to Festivals from the Middle Ages. Dr Vanessa Traill\, University of Glasgow
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/title-tbc-dr-vanessa-traill-university-of-glasgow/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Archaeology
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20240811T180004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240811T201957Z
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SUMMARY:"We wined them and dined them\, they ate o' our meat; new insights into subsistence\, settlement and status in Early Modern Glencoe.   Edward Stewart\, University of Glasgow
DESCRIPTION:From travellers’ accounts and romantic re-imaginings perceptions of the Highlands of Scotland as a backward\, isolated and impoverished region in the early modern period dominate popular narratives around landscapes such as Glencoe\, and frame events such as the Cromwellian\, Williamite and Jacobite wars. Recent excavations by the University of Glasgow and National Trust for Scotland in Glencoe at the Summerhouse of Maclain\, and townships of Achnacon and Achtriochtan\, and shielings of Gleann Leac-na-Muidhe\, can allow us to construct new narratives around the connectivity of communities in this region  and the strategies these communities developed for subsistence.  These excavations allow us to build a picture of life in Glencoe before and after the events of the 1692 massacre and consider the responses of the communities of this landscape to this event\, and the worsening climatic conditions of the Little Ice Age.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/we-wined-them-and-dined-them-they-ate-o-our-meat-new-insights-into-subsistence-settlement-and-status-in-early-modern-glencoe-edward-stewart-university-of-glasgow/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Archaeology
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250313T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20240811T201456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T202521Z
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SUMMARY:An introduction to Renfrewshire's land-assessment system\,  Denis Rixson
DESCRIPTION:For anyone interested in the early history of Renfrewshire we have very limited historical  records; what archaeology tells us and what place-names imply. However we conjure it\, the legacy is sparse and we must extract all that we can from those records we do have.  There is one source of historical information which has been relatively neglected and that is land-assessment. Land-assessment simply means the study of the relative valuations put on land over many centuries. It sounds tedious. Dry-as-dust collections of data where Farm A is worth so many merklands\, Farm B so many pennylands and Farm C a davach\, an arachor\, or a carucate. But\, put it all together and the landscape soon reveals an arithmetic pattern. The earliest settlers in Renfrewshire behaved exactly as they did in every other cultivable county in Britain. They divided up the landscape in a coherent manner and gave it a fiscal overlay. In most parts of Scotland there are at least two fiscal overlays\, geared to each other by exchange rates. Arithmetic is the key to unlocking these systems and the relationships between them. \nFrom Inverkip to Houston Parish\, 1065 to the present day. If you have ever wondered where nameplaces and areas within the  old  County of Renfrewshire came about this is definately for you. \nDenis has published several  books on the Scottish Highlands some you may know :  The West Highland Way\,  Arisaig & Morar\,  Knoydart\,  The Hebridean Traveller and more.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/renfrewshires-history-true-or-false-dr-stuart-nisbet/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Archaeology
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20240811T201547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250406T103415Z
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SUMMARY:AGM    Election of Office Bearer's and Committee Members 2025/26  A short introduction on the activities of the RLHF from Peter Crawford.
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to the activities of the RLHF in and around Renfrewshire. We begin with a presentation of photographs donated to the forum by the Connacher family from Bridge of Weir . The collection of well over 4000 images has revealed some unique photographs taken in Renfrewshire  dating back to the early 1900’s . This will be followed by a short talk on how we handle webmail enquiries\, web site\,facebook\, research work and our field trips.  If you have an interest in any aspect of the above please speak with any committee member present and we will explain further details to you.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/agm/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Archaeology
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20240811T201723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T184331Z
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SUMMARY:Pioneering Spirit; the archaeology and history of whisky making in Scotland    Derek Alexander\, Head of Archaeology National Trust for Scotland
DESCRIPTION:The Pioneering Spirit project  is the first project of its kind. This nationwide archaeology and research programme is working to uncover the hidden history of whiskey-making in the Scottish landscape\,from its illicit beginnings to the rise of industrial distilleries.Its seeking to unearth both old and new stories\,as well as ground the knowledge and the mythology of illicit whiskey-making back to the very places it happened. \nTo date the team has identified 30 sites of illicit whiskey production across the landscapes in the care of NTS and it is expected there are more. Illicit stills have so far been uncovered in Trust places including Torridon\, Kintail\, Grey Mare’s Tail\,Nature Reserve\,and Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve. We’ve also been exploring the beginnings of licensed whiskey production in Speyside. We are all looking forward to meeting up with Derek again\, a long term member of the Renfrewshire Local History Forum.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/pioneering-spirit-the-archaeology-and-history-of-whisky-making-in-scotland-derek-alexander-head-of-archaeology-nts/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Archaeology
ORGANIZER;CN="Renfrewshire%20Local%20History%20Forum.":MAILTO:petercrawford1947@sky.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20250601T103735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T183237Z
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SUMMARY:Final Plague Outbreak in Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Professor Marc Oxenham\, University of Aberdeen \nMarc Oxenham is an Honorary Professor at the University of Aberdeen and an Emeritus Professor in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University. He is a member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He has worked in the USA\, China\, Cambodia\, Thailand\, Vietnam\, Indonesia and the Philippines. Professor Oxenham is best known as a bioarchaeologist\, focusing on human biological and socio-cultural adaptation to climate and technological variability/change in Holocene Southeast Asia.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/final-plague-outbreak-in-scotland/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20250601T104812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T183318Z
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SUMMARY:Fairlie's Secret War
DESCRIPTION:John Riddell \nJohn Riddell had a distinguished career as a civil engineer and is a noted historian of Ayrshire and the Clyde. He is the author of a number of books about the Clyde including Fairlie’s Secret War\, about Fairlie’s little known\, crucial role in WWII. In 2024 he was honoured by the Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies for his contribution to the recording of Ayrshire’s history. He was the 2024 recipient of the John Strawhorn Memorial Quaich\, an annual award presented to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to recording the history and heritage of Ayrshire.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/fairlies-secret-war/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20250601T105016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T183344Z
UID:5169-1765479600-1765486800@rlhf.info
SUMMARY:Why Has Paisley so many Churches?
DESCRIPTION:Mr Duncan Macintosh \nDuncan Macintosh is a retired building conservation officer who worked for Renfrewshire Council and who now champions the retention of historic architecture in Paisley. He is a very knowledgeable local historian involved in activities such as leading architectural walks in Paisley. He currently leads the Paisley and District U3AArchitecture Appreciation group which visits buildings and places of interest in the area about once a month.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/why-has-paisley-so-many-churches/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20250601T105230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T183719Z
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SUMMARY:The Archaeological Origins of Drumelzier's Merlin Legend
DESCRIPTION:Laura Muser\, GUARD Archaeology \nThe archaeological origins of Drumelzier’s Merlin legend\nProbably as far back as the 12th century written references to Merlin’s grave at Drumelzier have been made. Is there any archaeological proof? \nDr Ronan Toolis is CEO at GUARD Archaeology Ltd. He has over 30 years experience in a wide range of archaeological projects in Scotland and Germany. He has published the results of his work on assessing and investigating sites and analysing evidence in journals and books. His work has covered a very wide range from the Later Prehistoric to Early Mediaeval.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/the-archaeological-origins-of-drumelziers-merlin-legend/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20250601T105511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T183441Z
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SUMMARY:In the Footsteps of Bonny Dundee? Hunting for (Archaeological) Traces of Covenanters in the Clyde Region
DESCRIPTION:Dr Edward Stewart\, CVARF Engagement Officer\, University of Glasgow \nDr Edward Stewart is the Clyde Valley Archaeological Research Framework (CVARF) Engagement Officer at Archaeology Scotland. He is a field school co-director and excavation director of the Glencoe field school run by the University of Glasgow. He is passionate about making archaeology relevant to contemporary society and has collaborated on projects with the National Trust for Scotland\, Glencoe folk museum and local communities in Glencoe and Ballachulish. His PhD in archaeology at the University of Glasgow explored shieling landscapes and the interpretation of upland archaeology in the Scottish Highlands.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/in-the-footsteps-of-bonny-dundee-hunting-for-archaeological-traces-of-covenanters-in-the-clyde-region/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213808
CREATED:20250601T105549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T191829Z
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SUMMARY:AGM
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URL:https://rlhf.info/event/agm-2/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T190000
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SUMMARY:The History and Archaeology of the Treshnish Isles
DESCRIPTION:Derek Alexander\, Head of Archaeology\, National Trust for Scotland \nDespite the fact they’ve been uninhabited since 1857\, there’s a rich human history to the Treshnish Isles. Currently\, there are at least 21 known archaeology sites on the islands\, spread across the Dutchman’s Cap\, Lunga\, Fladda\, Cairn na Burgh Mor and Cairn na Burgh Beag. These include two medieval chapels\, a 15th- or 16th-century castle and an 18th-century barracks. \nDerek Alexander is the Head of Archaeological Services for the National Trust for Scotland. After working as a commercial archaeologist he joined the National Trust in 2000 as the West Region Archaeologist and was appointed Head Archaeologist in 2011. He has undertaken fieldwork on many Trust properties including several small islands in the Hebrides some of which are the Treshnish Isles and Staffa. Many books\, academic papers and magazine articles on a wide range of archaeological subjects have been written by Derek\, including a book about Renfrewshire.
URL:https://rlhf.info/event/the-history-and-archaeology-of-the-treshnish-isles/
LOCATION:D137/9\, McLean Building\, UWS\, Storie Street\, Paisley\, PA1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:RLHF Lecture
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