Cluaran Historical Interpretation Project

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Some images from events

This slide show has been made for a storytelling event with Galloway Glens. It is one of the ways Cluaran activities have become available Online

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Roman on guard in Dumfries Museum

Hands on crafts and interactive stories at the Largs Viking Festival

We provide the props and stories to help your imagination take you on an adventure.

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Cluaran - Historical Interpretation Project

A selections of events we have contributed to

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A sample of events we have provided Interpretation at over the years

Heritage Festivals and Public Engagement events (ongoing repeat bookings)

Including Historic Environment Scotland Events, Perth Medieval Fairs

School Visits (ongoing repeat bookings)

Assembly style presentations, small group work, hands on experiments and crafts - and boats!

International Skiffie World, Stranraer 2019 (Early Medieval)

Working with archaelogists and rowing enthusiasts - as well as the general public

Hidden Histories 2018, 2019 (Medieval)

With Sleeping Giants in Dumfries and Galloway

Invaders in the Solway 2018 (Roman/Iron Age)

With Dumfries Museum. Making anchor cables and exploring the Roman world from the supply ports on the Solway.

Thurso Viking Festival 2014, 2016 (Viking era!)

We set up a small shipyard, complete with an artifical pond for model boats. We built them a boat to burn on a beach and arranged an evening spectacular

Burnswark Excavations 2016 (Roman/Iron Age)

Interpretation work with Annan Museums and primary schools. Interpreting the archaeology which re-wrote our understanding of the Iron age hill fort

Festival of Museums in Dumfries 2015 (Early Medieval)

Statric boat display and schools work.

Iron Age/ Roman

Before Scotland was Scotland. We explore the roots of the people who have contributed to the country Scotland is today.

Viking

Nestled Between the hills and the Solway, Dumfries and Galloway shares a lot in common with Norway and other Scandinavian countries. We find out how the sea links those that travel by boat.

Monk

From St Ninian to the present day, there has been a monastic presence in these Islands. We use this as a mirror within which people can sense spirituality and find time to reflect.

Mediaeval

Whether it is the building of castles and the wars of independence, or the transformation of the kingdom of the isles into Gallowglass warriors you are interested in - we can bring the stories to life!