Author: Alberto Pearson

Treasures from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, Burrell Museum On a dull Saturday, in what is supposed to be the height of summer (flaming June indeed!), assorted members of the Scottish Forum Friends met at the entrance to Glasgow’s Burrell Museum. The restrictions of the Foot and Mouth outbreak meant that we had […]

The mansio, however, was still in use as the fort’s ditches stopped short of this structure, although around this time it was converted into a bath house. Late in the century the site was brought into the ‘Saxon Shore’ chain of forts, and the massive walls which today dominate the site were constructed. The remains […]

As part of Scottish Archaeology Month, Glasgow Archaeological Society organised tours of Govan Old Parish Church and Glasgow Cathedral on Saturday 22nd September 2001. It being more than 20 years since I had last visited the Cathedral, and never having been to the Govan Church, I decided to avail myself of this opportunity. The tour […]

On Saturday 1st March 2003, a very small Scottish TTFF outing took place. In deference to the likely weather at that time of year it had been decided that at least some of the day should be under cover. Therefore the venue was to be the Falkirk area, and the first meeting place was to […]

Alfold – 28 December 2004 A small but select group of Cantiacii (Ron, Nish, Tig, Cliff, Lauren, Mark, and Charlotte) gathered near the back entrance to Dunsfold Airfield for a short post-Christmas wander through the woods around Alfold in Surrey. After heavy rain the preceding day the frozen ground had turned into a quagmire but […]

Hunterian Museum , Glasgow In mid January, Valerie, Co and Nancy visited the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow to see the Romans in Scotland exhibition which deals with the presence of Romans in Scotland in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The focus is mainly on the Antonine wall frontier and the lives of the soldiers […]

After meeting at Red House Antiques Centre, for coffee and a quick get-to-know-you session the day began when John Oxley who is Archaeologist for the City of York Council, and was the main liaison officer between them and Time Team during the dig there, started our guided tour of York. First stop was the Multiangular […]

All demonstrations over , our party separated for a while to pursue whichever of the Castle’s many areas attracted them most. Eventually we all regrouped on the roof terrace (some more quickly than others it has to be admitted) and enjoyed an alfresco lunch. Is this the first time a TTFF outing has not involved […]

This is an account of a half day conference organised, in early 2004, by the Renfrewshire Local History Forum’s Archaeology section:- The first speaker of the afternoon was Derek Alexander, the National Trust for Scotland’s West Region Archaeologist. He told how the Trust wanted to investigate the founds of a building in the garden of […]

TTFF Cantiaci visit to Newdigate 2005 A small group, comprising Ron, Sir Mark, and ‘Nish paid a visit to Newdigate in Surrey on a cold winter’s Saturday. The main aim of the trip was to see two historic hamlets which are well off the beaten track. First port of call was to Cudworth, where there […]