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Displaying 81 - 90 of 2412 items… Professor Jim Crow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Edinburgh University has … Bridge, constructed in the late 190s AD, is one of the best-preserved Roman bridges in the world. It was built in … Britain). There is evidence of intermarriage taking place (whereas in Britain it has not been proven one way or …
… Members of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society were delighted and honoured … the period 1536 to 1545, modification of the Mary Rose took place. Gunports had originally been created low down in her … nails for fastening the planks of a ship to the timbers), coins, an anchor, rigging and bits of caulking. Computer …
Meeting: Life and Death on Little Ross
… and guests of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society gathered to hear a lecture … storm in 1835, and local pressure eventually persuaded the Commissioners of the Northern Lights to build a lighthouse. …
… Cree Valley Community Woodlands Trust (CVCWT) was the subject of Peter … when he addressed Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society at the end of January. The … pupils have also been planting trees. Training events take place: for instance, Archie McConnell, wood-working …
… subject on which Dr Janet Brennan, chairwoman of the Scottish Castles Association, addressed a huge audience at the … February meeting of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Her qualifications for … restoration project of their own in the region. The company was captivated from the very outset by her engaging …
Meeting: Archaeology of Beer and Brewing
… large turn-out, perhaps understandably enough when the talk to be given by Rebecca Boyde was entitled 'The Archaeology of Beer and Brewing'. This young woman has an interesting background in that she was … cellulose vitamins are produced. It is a dietary staple in places like the Northern Cameroons. According to …
Meeting: European Drove Roads
… Roads of Britain when she travelled in stages from Skye to Smithfield Market, London, on horseback. This time her … the historical merits of droving, in 1995 legislation placed an obligation on local government to employ two or three staff to check on drove roads and compile documentation to ensure that drove roads are …
Meeting: The story of the navvies and how they changed the landscape of Cumbria and south-west Scotland
… ‘Navvies’ were crucial to Britain’s industrial development. The term derives from ‘navigator’ that is someone who built ‘navigation’ in the sense of canals, of … and joiners. In Cumbria, the Carlisle Ship Canal was completed in 1823 from Fisher’s Cross (later Port Carlisle) …
Meeting: Natural and Manufactured Yarns
… Friday 26 January's talk was from local spinner, weaver and dyer, Dr Fiona Moir. Many members were expecting to learn more about local sheep breeds and spinning wheels, … little research to find out how things are produced before buying. S.R. … Dr Fiona Moir … Natural and Manufactured Yarns …
Meeting: Maria Riddell — the Friend of Burns
… Elaine Kennedy, former curator of Dumfries Museum and current editor of the Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society , undertook at short notice … and of parliamentary reform in Britain. Having much in common, she and Burns corresponded in 1792 and 1793. Late in …