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Cammo Estate, Edinburgh
Monday 19 January 2026 @ 10:00am - Monday 21 December 2026 @ 3:00pm
Come and join the Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society (EAFS) team on a dig at Cammo Estate, an area packed full…
Kilmartin Museum, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8RQ
Wednesday 01 April 2026 - Wednesday 21 October 2026
The Kilmartin Glen Guided Walks are FREE and take place every Wednesday at 1:00pm, from 1st April to 21st October….
Terras Hall, The Haugh, East Wemyss KY1 4SB
Sunday 05 April 2026 - Sunday 27 September 2026
Come and see the largest collection of Pictish carvings anywhere – still in the place they were made over 1,500…
Perth Museum, St John's Pl, Perth PH1 5SZ
Friday 29 May 2026 - Sunday 06 September 2026
Perth Museum’s new exhibition, Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets, explores the fascinating past and present of the vennels, closes, alleys and…
Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge, Orkney
Friday 29 May 2026 @ 10:00am - Wednesday 30 September 2026 @ 11:00am
Join the Historic Environment Scotland Rangers for a walk around one of the oldest stone circles and the nearby Neolithic…
Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge, Orkney
Friday 29 May 2026 @ 1:00pm - Thursday 24 September 2026 @ 2:00pm
Join the Historic Environment Scotland Rangers to learn more about the ring and the wider landscape in which it sits…
Holyrood Park, Queen's Drive, Edinburgh EH8 8HG
Tuesday 02 June 2026 @ 1:00pm - Tuesday 29 September 2026 @ 3:00pm
Come along on a guided walk to learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice, on…
Holyrood Park, Queen's Drive, Edinburgh EH8 8HG
Saturday 06 June 2026 @ 5:30pm - Saturday 29 August 2026 @ 7:30pm
Come along on a moderate guided walk walk with Historic Environment Scotland to learn about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created…
Session House, Main St, Saline, Dunfermline KY12 9TL
Sunday 07 June 2026 - Sunday 20 September 2026
Every summer, the village museum opens its doors to visitors from near and far. Hosted within the Session House alongside…
Holyrood Park, Queen's Drive, Edinburgh EH8 8HG
Sunday 14 June 2026 @ 1:00pm - Sunday 27 September 2026 @ 2:30pm
Come along on a gentle guided walk around Hunter’s Bog and St. Margaret’s Loch to learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s…
The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee DD1 1DA
Friday 26 June 2026 - Sunday 24 January 2027
This display explores disability in the medieval past through history, archaeology and science. Discover the stories of four people who…
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Saturday 27 June 2026 - Monday 17 May 2027
Who were Scotland’s First Warriors? This exhibition reveals the origins and impact of conflict in prehistoric Scotland. Explore the first…
Skaill, Rousay, Orkney
Monday 06 July 2026 @ 10:00am - Friday 24 July 2026 @ 4:00pm
The excavation of the multi-period settlement site at Skaill, Rousay resumes in July. The site, which was in use from…
Ness of Brodgar, Stenness, Stromness KW16 3JZ
Tuesday 07 July 2026 - Thursday 30 July 2026
The dates for the Time Team-funded excavation at the Ness have been confirmed and the dig will be open to…
west of Argaty, Doune (contact the dig organiser for exact location)
Tuesday 14 July 2026 - Friday 24 July 2026
Join in this dig at the site of an Iron Age broch (a stone-built roundhouse) near Dunblane. Everyone is welcome…
Bannockburn House, Stirling FK7 8EY
Saturday 18 July 2026 - Sunday 26 July 2026
Join Stirling Field & Archaeological Society’s community excavation at historic Bannockburn House Bannockburn House is a Category A-listed building with…
KW17 2BA
Sunday 19 July 2026 - Friday 14 August 2026
Archaeologists and students from the UHI Archaeology Institute will return to Sanday this summer to continue exploring this fascinating Early Bronze Age…
Whitmuirhaugh, Sprouston, Kelso TD5 8HP
Tuesday 21 July 2026 @ 10:00am - Friday 07 August 2026 @ 3:00pm
Join AOC Archaeology to excavate at Sprouston, Kelso. The site is a multi-period settlement site right on the River Tweed,…
Dalkeith Museum, 61 St Andrew St, Dalkeith EH22 1BP
Wednesday 22 July 2026 @ 7:00pm
Calypso Finch, from Archaeology Scotland, goes behind the scenes of The Big Dig — a remarkable community excavation at the…
Perth Museum, Saint John's Place, Perth PH1 5SZ
Friday 24 July 2026 @ 2:00pm - Friday 24 July 2026 @ 3:00pm
Discover the city’s medieval past as your guide takes you through some of Perth’s little streets as part of this…
House of Dun & Montrose Basin Nature Reserve, House Of Dun, Dun, Montrose, DD10 9LQ
Saturday 25 July 2026 @ 10:00am - Sunday 26 July 2026 @ 4:00pm
Ever wondered what archaeologists do? Ever wanted to make your own historical discovery? Now’s your chance! This excavation organised by…
National Museum of Rural Life, Wester Kittochside Philipshill Road East Kilbride, Glasgow G76 9HR
Saturday 25 July 2026 @ 10:30am - Sunday 26 July 2026 @ 3:30pm
Take part in a family-friendly Archaeology Weekend at the National Museum of Rural Life. Enjoy object handling, try out metal…
King's Park, 25 Albert Pl, Stirling FK8 2RF
Tuesday 04 August 2026 - Friday 14 August 2026
Join in this ongoing dig on the Roman Iron Age fort and prehistoric cemetery at King’s Park in Stirling. Everyone…
Perth Museum, Saint John's Place, Perth PH1 5SZ
Wednesday 05 August 2026 @ 7:00pm - Wednesday 05 August 2026 @ 8:30pm
In this Culture Perth and Kinross talk, Derek Hall and Catherine Smith explore Perth’s past through half a century of…
Burghead Pictish Fort, 83 Bath St, Burghead, Elgin IV30 5TZ
Tuesday 11 August 2026 - Tuesday 25 August 2026
The Northern Picts return to Burghead to uncover more of the early medieval Pictish stronghold, funded by Historic Environment Scotland…
6 Riverside, EH4 6NU Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Saturday 15 August 2026 @ 10:30am - Saturday 15 August 2026 @ 12:00pm
Join this guided walk by The Ma;tings Museum through Cramond Village and the Roman Fort. The fort was built around…
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Wednesday 26 August 2026 @ 9:45am
Join National Museums Scotland exhibition curator Dr Matthew Knight for an exclusive early morning tour of ‘Scotland’s First Warriors’. Featuring…
John Gray Centre, 15 Lodge St, Haddington EH41 3DX
Saturday 12 September 2026 @ 11:00am
In line with a new exhibition coming soon at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Dr Fraser Hunter FSAScot…
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Friday 18 September 2026 @ 9:45am
Join National Museums Scotland exhibition curator Dr Matthew Knight for an exclusive early morning tour of ‘Scotland’s First Warriors’. Featuring…
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Saturday 14 November 2026 - Wednesday 28 April 2027
‘Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire’ will reshape our understanding of Scotland’s relationship with the Roman world. This National…
Robertson Room, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, KA7 4PQ
Wednesday 24 February 2027 @ 2:30pm
Hear from Derek Alexander, National Trust for Scotland Archaeologist, on The Archaeology of Robert Burns and Eighteenth Century Scotland. Booking…
