Summer Field Trip TAIN and TARBAT PENINSULA
Saturday 14 June 18.30 for 19.00
Optional dinner at Platform 1864 (https://platform1864.com/), Station Road, Tain. Before dinner, take a stroll down Castle Brae to see the Ardjachie Stone (wheel and L-symbols on cup-marked stone) in the grounds of St Duthac Kirk (Tain Museum, closed weekends).
Sunday 15 June. Assemble at 09.15 for bus departure 09.30 at Tain Railway Station.
Bus trip to Kincardine Old Kirk, Edderton Old Kirk, lunch visit to Tarbat Discovery Centre, Portmahomack. After lunch we will visit the Hilton of Cadboll base in its new home at the John Ross Centre, Balintore; Shandwick time permitting; and end the day at Nigg. Here it is hoped, subject to availability, we shall meet Isabel and George Henderson, the ultimate authorities on Pictish art. Return to Tain Station approx. 18.30.
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Pictish Arts Society Pop Up visit 2025
19 July, 11.00 The Crannog Centre
The Scottish Crannog Centre, Dalerb PH15 2NX is situated at the east end of Loch Tay, about 2 hours by car from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. After a catastrophic fire in 2021 when the crannog and its hut were destroyed, the project has risen from the flames with a fully working Iron Age settlement on land, where you can experience the ancient crafts and way of life. As the village generates funds, work will continue to reconstruct a new crannog (artificial island with hut) on the lake. The activity theme for 19 July will be coracles and boating. Be prepared to take part.
Our pop up visits are open to all the family, and you can pay the group prices through ticket source: adult £13; student or 65+ £12; child under 16, £10.
Bring a picnic or order food from the excellent Iron Age café. The visit includes a very engaging tour. https://crannog.co.uk/visit/#information. While you are up here, Fortingall and Dull are not far away.
The only practical transport is by car. If you need a lift or would like to offer one, please contact info@thepictishartssociety.org.uk.
This is a chance to meet and socialise with the Society. Let’s aim to assemble at the entrance at 11.00 on 19 July. Please book by 10 July so the Crannog Centre can anticipate our numbers.