News

This year’s competition attracted a large number of entries covering a wide archaeological range both geographically and by period. First prize, and winner of the ACFA Memorial Quaich, went to Janie Munro for Demolition of St Oswald’s School Glasgow, Archaeology of the future, second was Dugie MacInnes with Monarch of the Glen, and third was Fred Hay and Asparas (Heavenly) Dancers at Angkor Watt Cambodia. Other entries can be viewed in the Gallery section.

On a bright sunny November Sunday a group of ACFA members set off to start a new survey in the hills behind Kilsyth.  Further information can be found in the survey section.

Members gathered for a new style annual general meeting, a lunchtime event at a new venue, Glasgow Council for Voluntary Service’s Albany Centre, with a new caterer.  The changes were met with approval from members who deemed them a success.

Chairperson, Dugie MacInnes, welcomed members and reported on a busy ACFA year with a number of surveys and participation in archaeological activities in co-operation with other organisations.

Dugie presented winner of the photography competition, Janie Munro, with the ACFA Memorial Quaich.

This year’s annual general meeting is to be held on Saturday Nov 7.  After many years at the STUC Centre in Woodlands Road the venue for the AGM is moving to the GCVS Albany Centre, Woodlands Suite in Ashley Street.  Along with the new venue goes a new format of a lunchtime meeting.  All members and associate members are invited to attend and a booking form and other papers can be found in the Members’ Area.

The first annual report of the Historic Environment Scotland strategy has been published along with the official launch on October 1 of Historic Environment Scotland the new body formed from the amalgamation of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments Scotland.  The report can be read here.

The final document leading from the consultation on Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy, which ACFA contributed to, has been published.  The document can be found at Historic Scotland’s website here.

Further news for Scotland’s heritage has been the appoinment of a Chief Executive for the newly formed body Historic Environment Scotland.  Further details can be found at RCAHMS website here.

Historic Scotland has published a draft Industrial Heritage Strategy document with a view to receiving comments from interested individuals and organisations.  Dr Miles Oglethorpe, Head of Industrial Heritage and Digital, has circulated the document, which can be found here, with a request that submissions be made by the end of August.