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   ‘Harlaw Remembered’

A conference and concert to mark the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Harlaw
One of the bloodiest battles of the medieval period in Scotland

Organised by: The Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen
In partnership with: The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen

• Download the Programme (PDF)

At Trinity Hall, Holburn Street (at junction with Great Western Road), Aberdeen AB10 6DA
Thursday 9 June 2011, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

To mark the 600 year anniversary of the Battle of Harlaw of 1411, a special conference is being organised by the Elphinstone Institute in association with the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. The venue is particularly appropriate as it displays the only two known artefacts of the battle – the Weavers’ banner and Provost Davidson’s sword. Provost Davidson’s broadsword and the Weavers’ banner said to have been carried at the Battle of Harlaw, 24 July 1411. Photo courtesy of The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen.

The Deacon Convenor of the Trades, J. George Ross, will provide the welcome and Lord Provost Peter Stephen will formally open the day.

Speakers include:

• Professor Richard Oram of the University of Stirling, Historical Background - Download his slides (pdf)
• Dr Iain MacDonald of the University of Glasgow, The Lordship of the Isles
• David Irvine of Drum, Family History
• Lord Lyon (David Sellar), Genealogy
• Dr Iain Banks, Executive Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Battlefield Archaeology
• Dr John Purser, musicologist and music historian, Cultural Legacy
• Charles J. Burnett, Ross Herald of Arms, The Heraldry of Harlaw

Conference Chairman: Dr Ian Russell, Director of the Elphinstone Institute

The conference will be followed by the Lord Provost’s Reception at the Town and County Hall, The Town House, 6.00 – 7.30 pm

Harlaw: A Concert of Music, Song and the Spoken Word

Paul Anderson (fiddle)
Duncan MacGillivray (pipes)
Elizabeth Stewart (ballad and story)
Sheena Blackhall (poetry)
Plus the winner of 'The Battle of Harlaw' song writing contest, sponsored by the Scottish Culture & Traditions Association (SC&T)

At the Town and County Hall, the Town House, Union Street, Aberdeen,
8.00–9.30 pm. Tickets £6.00

• Download the Programme (PDF)

To book for the conference and/or the concert, please complete and return the registration form or Book Online

• Download the Registration Form (Word)

Alternatively you can request a form from the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, MacRobert Building, King’s College, Aberdeen AB24 5UA.
Telephone: (01224 272996)
Email: elphinstone@abdn.ac.uk

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