VEMS St Magnus Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the next Viking and Early Medieval Studies (VEMS) at UHI Institute for Northern Studies (INS) event will be the St Magnus Symposium which will take place at UHI Perth on Wednesday, October 15th 2025. The theme for the programme of lectures and workshops will be 'Settlement'.
[ When
to
o Where
UHI Perth
Brahan Lecture Theatre, UHI Perth, Crieff Road, Perth PH1 2NX
8 Remote access
Contact shane.mcleod@uhi.ac.uk for further details and registering for the event - both online and in person.
£ Cost
Free
É Contact
Dr Shane McLeod
email:
shane.mcleod@uhi.ac.uk
à Add to Calendar
q Share
The following programme is confirmed:
- Ragnheiður Traustadóttir (Antikva ehf): ‘Beneath the Landslide: Discovering the Hidden Past of Fjörður. Viking Age Burials and Medieval Settlement in Iceland’,
- Knut Paasche (NIKU) ‘Exploring Viking Ships: Gateways To the Past’,
- David Strachan (Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust) 'Settlement in Southern Pictland: Rural versus Royal',
- Oisin Plumb (UHI/INS/VEMS) A 'New Ireland'? Settlement, Identity and the Last of the Caledonii’,
- Steve Dickinson ‘Hidden in Plain Sight?: The Viking Age settlement of the Lake District’,
- Simon Taylor (University of Glasgow): 'Personal Names in the Names of Settlements: A View from the East',
- Papers from Stephen Harrison (University of Glasgow) and Karen Milek (Durham University).
The symposium is free and will take place at the Brahan Lecture Theatre at UHI Perth between 11am and 4pm and will also be streamed live online.
Please contact shane.mcleod@uhi.ac.uk for further details and to register your interest in attending.
Privacy
Please read our policy on how we treat any personal information collected in relation to our events:
Data Protection Statement for Events