2022-05-03 18:24
by Fiona Campbell-Howes
This is the Kebbuck Stone (see Canmore), a relief-carved cross slab dated to the 8th or 9th century, which today sits in the back garden of a cottage near Arder… Read More
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2022-04-19 19:09
by Anne Coombs
I don’t like the A96. It’s a very busy road and the archaeology is not particularly exciting; crop marks and just the occasional cairn. But here I w… Read More
2022-02-23 21:23
by Richard Guest
I have long been fascinated by crannogs. These are articial island dwellings such as the one in Loch Achilty, pictured above (see Canmore). I remember back in the 8… Read More
2021-12-15 21:45
By David Jarman
a Powerpoint/pdf slideset accompanies this blogpost, providing a preliminary photo-documentation of the paths, with background history.
The networks of stalkers’… Read More
2021-08-08 10:35
by Meryl Marshall
The moated homestead in Achnasoul Wood (NGR NH 48808 51821 Canmore ID: 274702 Highland Council (HC) HER MHG29192) 4kms west of Muir of Ord was visited by NOSAS members o… Read More
2021-07-22 21:49
by Tim Blackie
In 2004, I was looking over my garden wall into Rosemarkie’s ancient graveyard and noticed gravediggers preparing a burial plot. Pictish sculpture has been discovered… Read More
2021-06-09 16:07
by Roland Spencer-Jones
Muir of Ord Golf Club may be unique in having a green on top of a scheduled ancient monument. Castle Hill, the 13th green, is an artificially modified mound, stand… Read More
2021-04-11 13:58
by John Wombell
Loch Kinellan, Google Earth 2015.A few notes on Kinellan Crannog for crannog enthusiasts. We are fortunate to live at Kinellan, about 400m away from the crannog as t… Read More
2021-01-16 20:54
by Anne Coombs
Figure 1: Looking out to sea
Caithness at the end of the 18th century was an exciting place to be. While maybe not the centre of the world, it was home to some of the… Read More
2021-01-06 20:51
by John Wombell
The Conan Stone on wood by John Wombell see A Newly Discovered Pictish Stone for Easter Ross
First the excuse. I tried this in the Autumn of 2019 to boost entries… Read More
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