Newbattle Abbey Visit 18 Sep 2025
A private tour of the Abbey and it’s wonderful gardens. Founded as a Cistercian Monastery in 1140 by King David…
£10.00
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Preston Tower Visit 18 Oct 2025
After extensive consolidation Preston Tower is available for private tours. Preston Tower is said to have been a property of…
Free
“The material landscapes of Scotland’s jewellery craft.” Saturday 1st November 2025
Dr Sarah Laurenson, Principal Curator & Head of Modern and Contemporary History at National Museums Scotland will give a talk…
Free
“New looks at old pasts: the impact of LiDAR on our understanding of the landscape in the Border counties.”
Stratford Halliday is a researcher from the University of Edinburgh, School of History, Classics and Archaeology. Amongst other topics he…
Free
“The travels of the 2nd Sir Hew Dalrymple and his wife”
Sir Hew Dalrymple will give a talk based on correspondence between the 2nd Sir Hew and his wife when he…
Free
Peebles Hoard
A talk on the “Peebles Hoard” is being sought. This is a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material…
Free
“Farm servants of South East Scotland between 1750 and 1914”
David McLean will give a talk on the farm servants of South East Scotland between 1750 and 1914. This will…
Free
“The incredible scientific pioneering life of Lord Kelvin”
Holy Trinity Church, Haddington 6A Church Street, Haddington EH41 3EX ·Professor Martin-Torres FRSE will describe the life of William Thomson, known in history as Lord Kelvin (of the temperature scale).…
Free