Highlights from 2024!

Over eighty delegates and speakers attended our 2024 conference on 'Banffshire Places' at the Seafield Arms Hotel in Cullen on Saturday 5th October 2024.  It was a wonderful day, exploring all aspects of Banffshire and everyone went home having learned many new and interesting things. 

​You can also access the PowerPoint presentations by on this page.

PowerPoint Presentations

Please note: Presentations have been converted to PDF format and some animations may not therefore work.  They can be saved to your own device by right clicking on them.

Iain Taylor's keynote on Banffshire Placenames

Mark Johnston & Jennifer Stewart ​on the Lecht Mine

Gary Lawrie on
​The Story of Birkenburn, Keith

Peter Reid's keynote on 
​'Lost Banffshire'

Colin Shearer on
Cullen Auld Town.

​Coming soon

Neil Fotheringham & Mike Middlehurt on A Tale of Telford

Programme

Welcome and Introduction
Andrew Simpson, HM Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
Keynote 1
Banffshire Place Names - Iain Taylor author of 'Placenames of Scotland'
Short Paper 1
The Story of the Lecht Mine
Short Paper 2
The model of Cullen Auld Town - Colin Shearer
Short Paper 3
The story of Birkenburn, Keith - Gary Lawrie
Short Paper 4
Thomas Telford's Craigellachie Bridge - Friends of Craigellachie Bridge
Keynote 2
Lost Banffshire: houses & kirkyards - Professor Peter Reid
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