Historic Assynt has completed the third of three archaeological digs, with the successful excavation of a pre-clearance house in Glenleraig, in Assynt, Sutherland.

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, 16 October 2011.

A history project in the remote north west of Scotland has discovered that local clays are well-suited to Neolithic-style pot firing. This was the result of a simple experimental archaeology process, as part of a project called Life and Death in Assynt’s Past.

No way are Scotland’s Islands slowing down as autumn approaches! Not a bit of it. October’s a truly sparkling month with great music and comedy in the northern isles and a feast of storytelling at events from Cumbrae to Bute, to Skye and the Hebrides, to Orkney and Shetland.

Here are some of the events taking place at Timespan in Helmsdale over the coming months.

Local wildlife photographer Charlie Phillips joins forces with Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Society for 16 day photographic exhibition as part of Highland Archaeology Festival.

A Festival of Celtic Arts is to take place at Groam House Museum in Rosemarkie from Saturday 1 October – Saturday 8 October 2011.

This weekend (Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th September 2011), Timespan Museum and Art Centre turns twenty-five years old and we’d like you to help us celebrate this special occasion. Artist group Now Now will be organising a programme of events to celebrate Timespan – a vibrant meeting place; linking culture, heritage, the arts, people and their ideas. All events are free!

A new packed programme of special events has been launched for the eighteenth Highland Archaeology Festival, which gets underway on 1st October for two weeks. Over one hundred events, most of which are free, are included in the programme which celebrates the archaeology, history, landscape and culture of Highland. There is something for everyone – with events ranging from guided walks, family events, self-guided trails, archaeological survey, evening lectures and exhibitions.

North Highland Connections next residency begins on 20 September near Thurso.