Clyne Heritage Society
Lectures 2023-2024
During the winter months the Society organises evening lectures, which are usually held in the Brora Community Centre at the rear of Brora Primary School, unless otherwise advised. All talks begin at 7.00pm and most are held on a Thursday. Lectures are open to all and there is usually a raffle (donations always welcome) - refreshments and admission are free. Anyone wishing to join the Society will be made particularly welcome. Information on the Society's activities can be found here or on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages (which include ‘Zoom’ links).Click any title below for more information about that lecture.
During the winter months the Society organises evening lectures, which are usually held in the Brora Community Centre at the rear of Brora Primary School, unless otherwise advised. All talks begin at 7.00pm and most are held on a Thursday. Lectures are open to all and there is usually a raffle (donations always welcome) - refreshments and admission are free. Anyone wishing to join the Society will be made particularly welcome. Information on the Society's activities can be found here or on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages (which include ‘Zoom’ links).Click any title below for more information about that lecture.
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Thursday, October 26th 2023
The Aultcraggie Dig - West Clyne - Nick Lindsay - a review of our dig in May, where we uncovered some fascinating finds from two Bronze Age roundhouses!
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Thursday, November 16th 2023
The Scottish Witchcraft Trials - Philip Paris - Highland-based author. Including the case of Janet Horne from Kintradwell, the last person in Britain to be executed for witchcraft - Dornoch, 1727.
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Thursday, February 15th 2024
HMS Hood - William Sutherland - retired naval commander. The tragic story of the ship that was a British national icon.
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Thursday, March 21st 2024
The Great North Road - Jim Miller - Caithness author. The A9 through the ages.
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Thursday, April 18th 2024
Slavery and the Machair Chat - David Alston - author and researcher. East Sutherland and the plantations of the Caribbean.
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Thursday, May 16th 2024
Brora Beach Huts - Morag Sutherland and Ellen Lindsay- Clyne Heritage Society. A social history (part 2).