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Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September. 11am – 5pm
Contact: , Cramond Heritage Trust & Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society. Tel: Where: The Maltings, Riverside, Cramond Village, Edinburgh, EH4 6NY. www.cramondassociation.org.uk, www.eafs.org.uk Ancient skills workshops – Sort and identify excavation finds, Join pottery sherds, Create fire from Stone, Write like the Romans. Exhibition. Guided walks around Cramond at 2pm.      |
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Sunday 1st September 10.30 am
Contact: David Brown, Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service. Tel: 01358 726417 Where: Daviot An in-depth look at a Recumbent Stone Circle, a type of prehistoric monument unique to the North-East, Loanhead of Daviot. This is one of the few complete monuments of its type in Aberdeenshire. We will look at the very latest theories as to what was going on here in the Bronze Age.
Booking is essential; please book by 4 p.m. on Friday 30th August.
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Sunday September 15th 10am – 3pm
Contact: Fiona Smith, Balmoral Estate Ranger Service. Tel: 013397 55059 Where: Spittal of Glen Muick visitor centre, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5SU. balmoral.com
Come and explore the abandoned townships of Upper Glen Muick. Visit abandoned houses, corn kilns and still houses and learn how people survived in this harsh environment over two hundred years ago . A rough mountain walk, off path, with several steep and boggy sections. A good level of fitness is required.
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