Skip to content

2025 Events and Activities

What are we getting up to in 2025 ?
What do you want to be involved in through 2025?
What heritage activities do you want to see in 2025 ?

Winter lectures
2.30pm, Rockfield Centre, Oban – open to all, free to members
(you can renew your membership online here)
January – Local Crannogs by the Crannog Centre : January 11th 2025, 2.30pm Rockfield Centre, Oban
CRANNOGS OF ARGYLL, SCOTLAND, ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE DEVELOPMENTS AT LOCH TAY

LAHS is so delighted to be welcoming Rachel Backshall from the Crannog Centre to explore the heritage of the Crannogs of Argyll, Scotland, then focusing on Loch Tay and the archaeology done there, and then how this has lead to the design and build of the museum, and the reconstructed buildings at the Crannog Centre.

February – Clan Campbell and Branches – how genealogy and DNA research can provide new insight. Graham Holton, Teaching Fellow, Centre For Lifelong Learning  Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies February 8th 2025, 2.30pm Rockfield Centre, Oban

Clan Campbell was a dominant force in Argyll from the 14th century, with many branches such as the Campbells of Argyll, Glenorchy, Breadalbane and Cawdor. Genetic genealogy, using DNA testing, is beginning to help many present day Campbells rediscover their ancestral identity by identifying from which branch they descend. This research has also uncovered some surprising results. The talk will introduce some of the methods used and what has been found so far.

Our March event is a full day sharing the amazing local heritage of North Argyll, bringing together groups, sites, organisations to hear their news and activities. March 8th 2025 2025, 2.30pm Rockfield Centre, Oban

April – Domhnall Uilleam Stiubhart, Senior Lecturer of Sabhal Mor Ostaig will be leading our second John MacFarlane Memorial lecture of Gaelic in the Landscape in April.

Potential Summer activities 

  • Behind the scenes at Kilmartin Museum
  • Luing archaeology 
  • Practical Field Archaeology 
  • what else would YOU like to suggest 

August – Argyllshire Gathering heritage tent : a new display is needed 

November – St Conans Kirk Christmas Tree festival – we need a heritage based tree .. can you help ?