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Displaying 101 - 110 of 2412 items… Dr Dermot Kennedy gave a wide-ranging, well-presented talk to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and … in human terms when a dramatic increase in population took place. Successful coupling with Neanderthals brought about a … and spare food. Some remarkable stone structures, the best in Europe, survive in Britain. Migration up the …
… Martin Robertson – Historic Dumfries Architecture Thursday 16 February 2023 … at ground level and above this would have been family accommodation. This might have been for the manager and his …
Meeting: Policing Dumfries and Galloway
… on Friday night — despite the wild weather brought in by Storm Erik. Members and guests were treated to a comprehensive guide to the history of policing across … of Superintendents and Chief Constables, as well as the places in Dumfries and Maxwelltown that we associate with …
… In Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society's final lecture of 2012–2013, … there was standing room only at Gatehouse of Fleet Community Centre on Saturday, 13 April, when 135 people …
Meeting: Utah and Arizona — a Love Affair
… Following the AGM of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, David Edwards was introduced … to that of today. November saw large animals and plants coming to life and sandstone forming. On December 11th the … our environment when the Industrial Revolution took place and thereafter we introduced rapid change. Man ought …
Meeting: 2 December 2016
… guests attended the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society's annual James Williams … reports of the site concluded that a siege had taken place, taking account of finds of sling-bullets, arrow heads … England and Scotland appear to indicate that the lead used comes from a common source near Mainz in Germany, …
… at the meeting of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society (DGNHAS) on 16 November 2018 … painstakingly restored the castle, converting it into a comfortable home, while retaining many of the original … of the tower, still present today, once served as a hiding place for John Knox, though there is no otherconfirmation of …
Meeting: Excavating the Galloway Viking Hoard
… members and guests of the Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society gathered to hear a lecture by … the potential significance of the discovery, they took the commendable action of alerting the Treasure Trove unit at … site was ploughed at some point in the past. Andrew then placed the hoard into its historical context noting that it …
Meeting: Trial excavations at Tongland Abbey
… David Devereux, former DGNHAS president and curator of the Stewarty Museum, presented an update on the … dig at Tongland Abbey at a well attended meeting in the Baptist Church Centre, Dumfries. David,who has an archaeological … dated to the 13th century. In 2015 a Geophysical Survey was completed in the Manse gardens with indistinct results. …
… and over 1,000 of these are in Dumfries and Galloway. Historic Environment Scotland systematically monitors the … from the merger of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of Scotland in 2015. … with the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (Borgue ‘Place’ project) or with Forestry Land Scotland on clearing …