Pas News 72.pdf

The Pictish Arts Society (PAS) trialled a new timetable for their winter season of talks, taking a break from December to February, which worked well and will be used again. The society co-hosted a successful joint talk with the Perth Society of Natural Science and plans to collaborate with other local history and heritage societies. The 2014 lecture series includes talks on Insular House-Shaped Shrines, Early Historic Baliscate, and the Dunnichen Stone. The society's annual conference will be held on October 4 in Caithness Horizons, Thurso, with a theme of Northern Picts, Northern Neighbours, and a field trip on Sunday morning. The National Trust for Scotland has redisplayed two Pictish stones at Leith Hall, and the society's AGM will be held on October 4. The president and secretary's report highlights the success of the 2013-14 season, including better attendance at lectures and a successful conference, and notes the society's efforts to care for and present Pictish sculpture, including the relocation of stone fragments from Glamis church to the Meffan Institute.