I was given a very warm welcome in Gatehouse of Fleet today, when I gave a talk on the excavation of Trusty’s Hill to the Galloway Preservation Society, who have been kind enough to support the Galloway Picts Project, providing funds specifically for … Continue reading
The P5/6 pupils of Gatehouse Primary School hosted a special event today – the recitation of their Trusty’s Hill saga and unveiling of their Dark Ages Panels. The work they have done is very impressive and was supported by the Heritage Lottery … Continue reading
Pupils at Gatehouse of Fleet Primary School are currently in the middle of doing a project on Gatehouse in the Dark Ages, part of an HLF funded project led by the Gatehouse Development Initiative. The school resource pack created for … Continue reading
We have just completed a series of lectures on Trusty’s Hill across the country. Last night I gave the Bill Gill Memorial Lecture in Stranraer Library to 25 members of the Wigtownshire Antiquarian and Natural History Society. They gave me … Continue reading
There are a number of events about the key sites of Dark Age Galloway going on during September (Scottish Archaeology Month) this year. This Sunday (1 September), National Trust for Scotland Archaeologist, Derek Alexander, is taking a guided tour around Mote … Continue reading
The guided walk around Trusty’s Hill last week, proved also to be an opportunity for the Gatehouse Development Initiative to promote the new exhibition on Trusty’s Hill at the Mill on the Fleet Museum in Gatehouse. Created in partnership with GUARD … Continue reading
The training of guides around Trusty’s Hill, earlier this year, proved useful when the Gatehouse Development Initiative organised a tour of Trusty’s Hill today as part of Gatehouse of Fleet Gala Week. The walk to Trusty’s Hill proved very popular with some … Continue reading
In preparing the Discover Dark Age Galloway leaflet, GUARD Archaeology’s Graphics Officer created a reconstruction illustration of Trusty’s Hill, as it might have looked in its heyday during the late sixth century AD. While there is of course a bit of conjecture … Continue reading
The Guided Walk Training Day went well today, with 33 people (much more than expected!) turning up to learn how to lead guided tours around Trusty’s Hill. Starting at the Mill of the Fleet, with a short presentation to put … Continue reading
On Saturday 8 June this year, there will be a training session on how to explain Trusty’s Hill and what the recent finds can tell us about the significance of this once royal stronghold of a lost Dark Age kingdom. This … Continue reading