Historic Assynt 20th Anniversary – Iron Age Bronze Working & Snacks, Discoveries and Puzzles in Assynts Past

3.45pm Bronze Working. The final public event of Julia Cowie’s Broch artist residency in the Pole Barn. Smelting copper as the raw material and alloying it with tin. Pouring the molten bronze into moulds to cast mini sculptures – the final bronzes for the Clachtoll Broch community sculpture. The mini sculptures were carved by local people (and visiting archaeologists) in

Clachtoll Broch and Highland Archaeology Festival – Traditional metal working and The Walrus Mutterer

Author Mandy Haggith will give a talk, with readings from The Walrus Mutterer. Julia Cowie, artist in residence, will run a traditional copper smelt and demonstrate traditional bronze casting techniques. With an opportunity for local residents and dig volunteers to carve mini sculptures in beeswax for bronze casting. Held at Clachtoll Broch, or Stoer Village Hall if wet Clachtoll Broch

Clachtoll Broch Project 2018 Season Launch

CLACHTOLL BROCH PROJECT 2018 SEASON LAUNCH Stoer Hall Friday 22 June 2018 Come and find out what we’ve discovered so far and what happens next   Historic Assynt AGM 7pm followed by Project Launch at 7.30pm

Clachtoll Broch Talk

Join the team from AOC Archaeology and Historic Assynt to hear about the exciting work they’ve been doing over the summer excavating Clachtoll Broch.   Location: Stoer Hall

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