BADBEA - Sent or Went ?

19th October 2009

Have you ever wondered why families went to the clearance settlement of Badbea and then decided to up and leave for places such as New Zealand?

What were their reasons for going there in the first place and why did they decide to go?

Come along to Caithness Archaeological Trust’s (FREE) Homecoming Scotland event on Sunday 25th. October 2009

A trip is arranged to Badbea to be followed by a sandwich lunch at the Bay Owl Restaurant, Inver, Dunbeath. (- See itinerary below)

At Dunbeath Heritage Centre three New Zealand specialist speakers and one local speaker will give presentations followed by discussion.

Speakers:

· Joy Corley. well known local Badbea historian.

· Prof. Angela McCarthy, University of Otago .

· Dr. Rosalind McClean, University of Waikato.

· Rebecca Lenihan, Victoria University of Wellington.

Itinerary:
A coach will be available : Leaving :
· Thurso Railway Station car park at 9.00 am.
· Wick Railway Station car park at 9.30 am.
· Lybster, Portland Arms Hotel car park at 10.00 am.
· Arriving approx. 10.15 am. at Dunbeath Heritage Centre, Dunbeath,.
· The coach will leave at 10.30 am for Badbea and on arrival we will walk down to the Badbea site.
(Please wear suitable foot wear for a medium classed walk and bring rain wear.)
Please – No dogs.

· Returning to Dunbeath at 12.30 pm. for a sandwich lunch. at the Bay Owl Restaurant, Dunbeath.

· Presentations commence in the Dunbeath Heritage Centre at 2.00 pm..

· Finishing at approx. 4.30 pm, coach leaving for return North at 4.45 pm.

Pre –Booking Recommended: Tel. 01593 731269 (Monday or Tuesday)
or
email: email[AT]caithnessarchaeology.org.uk

See Badbea at www.caithness.org/atoz/badbea/index.htm