Archives

Excavations at Upsettlington, 4th-8th August

Join the Uncovering the Tweed team for an excavation of the deserted medieval settlement at Upsettlington. Site hours will be between 10am and 3pm. Sign up for a day or two to try it out or come for the whole week! We recommend signing up for a series of consecutive days if you are able […]

Archaeology and landscape history walk at Corehead and Ericstane

Join the Uncovering the Tweed and Borders Forest Trust teams for a walk around the BFT site at Corehead, Moffat. We will meet outside the Moffat Town Hall to travel together to the start of the walk in taxis. The walk is on the BFT site at Corehead and Ericstane and the intended route will […]

Archaeology and landscape history walk at Gameshope

Join the Uncovering the Tweed and Borders Forest Trust teams for a walk around the BFT sites Talla and Gameshope. We will meet in Tweedsmuir to coordinate car sharing, talk through the archaeology in the wider landscape and then proceed to Talla Reservoir parking where the walk will start. The walk is on the BFT […]

Wild Heart Sessions: Esther Swift

Borders Forest Trust and Connecting Threads are delighted to present an intimate acoustic performance by harpist, composer and singer Esther Swift. The performance will take place under cover at Corehead, a site being developed by Borders Forest Trust to restore native woodland and wetland in this corner of the Southern Uplands. Esther Swift explores ritual, […]

Nature Journaling – Tweedsmuir Art Show

Celebrate the rich landscapes and plant life of the River Tweed at the Nature Journaling – Tweedsmuir Art Show. Held on August 2nd and 3rd at Tweedsmuir Village Hall, this inspiring exhibition showcases the artwork created during an 8-week programme that explored the natural beauty of the Tweedsmuir area. Led by Pete Carthy, a nature […]

Introduction to Archives Workshop

An introductory workshop, learn how to use the Berwick library archives including the online catalogue with Linda Bankier, TILLVas and AOC. The workshop is an introductory session with Linda Bankier who will show you how to research your local area along the lower Tweed through their online and in house resources. The research will initially […]