week 9 2024
Welcome to Stirling Archaeology’s Monday blog, a weekly summary of all the interesting history and archaeological things happening round Stirling which finishes with a very bad joke and a poem so make sure you read to the end! A second blog is sent on Friday focussing on research. Both are compiled by Dr Murray Cook and are generally free but if you like what I do and want to help please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Regardless we hope you enjoy the blogs and perhaps you’ll come along to a dig sometime!
Apologies for those that don’t follow rugby but what a game…made my weekend!
I did go for a walk to look for a lost designed landscape and will blog about it later on but here’s the view from Knock-o-Ronald (to the west of Gargunnock) back to Stirling.
And there is lots and lots to do…
Stirling Local History Society
Meeting: Thursday 29th February 2024 at 7.30pm
Professor Richard Oram The Early Burgh of Stirling,
in the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2RQ
All Welcome : Members free, visitors £3.00 For further details - enquire@stirling-lhs.org
Kippen and the Covenantors….what would possibly make a dour and respectable Scottish Church of Scotland Minister from Kipen pick up arms and take 200 parishioners into battle against the state? Find out more……at my lecture below!
Revealing St Ninians from Robert the Bruce to Bonnie Prince Charlie
A talk and guided walk of the area including the normally locked cemetery by Dr Murray Cook, Stirling Council’s Archaeologist.
7th March 9:30 to 11:30, including tea and coffee, FREE but places must be booked. cookm@stirling.gov.uk
SAVE THE DATE THE ROYAL BURGH OF STIRLING IS 900 YEARS OLD AND THE 25TH OF MAY IS THE MARCHES…..ALL WELCOME AND MORE DETAILS HERE.
The week before on the 18th of May (11-1)we will be checking the boundaries and swearing the Birlawmen in the Chapel Royal in the Castle and this is open to all but must be booked cookm@stirling.gov.uk
and remember if you fancy joining me on a dig this year here are the key dates!
But we are going to do day at the possible Roman Fort at Manor Powis to begin to prepare the ground on 27th March …please email me if your interested cookm@stirling.gov.uk
The poem is full broad Glasgow Scots ……and a little bit rude…..
And the joke…..a little bit of absurdism, what’s purple and hums…..an electric plumb!