The Centenary Conference of East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists’ Society
May 11 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
East Lothian through the Ages
The 2024 conference will be on Saturday the 11th May 2024 at St Mary’s Haddington. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite with or without lunch. Booking is now open.
Program
11 May 2024 at St Mary’s Haddington
Sponsored by McInroy & Wood
09.00-09.30 Registration
09.30-09.35 Welcome (including a brief history of the Society)
The Honorary President – The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
09.35-10.15 The historical significance of the place-names of East Lothian
Dr Simon Taylor, Reader (Celtic & Gaelic), University of Glasgow
10.15-10.55 Hillforts of East Lothian
Professor Ian Ralston, University of Edinburgh
10.55-11.05 Questions (sessions 1 & 2)
11.05-11.25 Tea/coffee
11.25-12.05 The impact of the Romans on East Lothian
Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator of Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology, National Museums of Scotland
12.05-12.45 The changing wildlife of the East Lothian Coast
Dr Stan da Prato, East Lothian Naturalist
12.45-12.55 Questions (sessions 3&4)
12.55-13.40 Lunch
13.40-14.20 Medieval East Lothian in its North Sea world: an archaeological assessment
Dr Brian Ayers, University of East Anglia
14.20-15.00 Grand Designs & Gracious Living: The rise of East Lothian’s mansion houses
Ailsa Fortune, East Lothian based researcher
15.00-15.10 Questions (sessions 5&6)
15.10-15.30 Cutting of the Centenary Cake …with Tea/coffee
15.30-16.10 Innovation and change in East Lothian agriculture: some examples from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Dr Heather Holmes, Independent researcher
16.10-16.50 The Powerhouse of East Lothian: A Brief History of Coal and Industry
Nicola Moss, Curator of the National Mining Museum Scotland & Dr Melanie Johnson, Director CFA Archaeology
16.50-17.00 Questions (sessions 7&8) and Conference Closure
Scottish Charitable Incorporate Organisation: SC052295
Saturday 11 May 2024
at St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington
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