Recent Archaeological Work in Tayside and Fife 2025

Booking Essential

In person tickets include refreshments but not lunch

Confirmed Speakers

Tertia Barnett - The Lost Stones of Strath Tay: community excavation of prehistoric rock art

Joe Fitzpatrick & Gordon Noble - Update on excavations at East Lomond

Kenneth Green and Maureen Kilpatrick - A Tale of Two Forts

Derek Hall - Dancing in the Ruins’-Season 2 of the Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey

Anne Marot - The mystery of St Monan’s Church: post-medieval burials in Inverarity, Angus

Colm Moloney - Recent archaeological investigations ahead of the A9 Tay Crossing to Ballinluig Road Scheme

Cathy MacIver - Grain of Truth: Prehistoric pits and medieval kilns at Loak Farm, Bankfoot

Suzanne Swan – “Super Sewer” What can be learned from the Tay Street and Shore Road, Perth excavations

Steven Watt - More from Recent(ish) Excavations at Upper Victoria, Carnoustie:

A Post-excavation Update and a Trifecta of Souterrains

An additional feature of this year’s conference will be the “Tayside Treasures” slot, featuring objects from the collections of some of the museums in the Tafac area.

Bursaries are available for students to cover ticket and travel costs at the discretion of the Committee. Please apply directly to the Tafac Treasurer at

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Grateful Thanks to AOC Archaeology Group for kindly sponsoring our conference again this year.

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