Symposium

5th September 2026

Glen Scotia Distillery
12 High Street
Campbeltown
PA28 6DS

9:00 am Coffee
9:30 am Derek Younie, Glen Scotia Distillery
Introduction and housekeeping

Morning Session:

9:45am Mrs Marion McDonald
Welcome. Medieval Kintyre Project

10:15amKrystyna Pytasz
Introduction to three ancient monuments

10:30 am Dr Peter Burman
Ist Impressions

11:00 am Prof Alex Woolf
Kingdom of the Isles

11:30am Krystyna Pytasz
Three churches – their relevance and conservation

12:00 noon Lunch and Tour of Glen Scotia Distillery
Slideshow of Three Churches
Questions and discussions

Afternoon Session:

2:00 pm Or David Caldwell
West Highland Gravesiabs

2:30 pm Mr Nic Boyes
Conservation of Gravesiabs

3:00 pm Ms Muriel McKaveney
Mr Eoghan MacColl
Artist in residence

3:30 pm Questions and discussions

3:45 pm Ms Val Nimmo
Vote of thanks

To book a place, please contact Ms Marion McDonald
marion@blackgrouse.com or 07918 601 514

Directions:

On entering Campbeltown from Tarbert on A83 road, please follow the Glen Scotia Distillery brown sign/Carradale 8842 sign and tum left onto Dalaruan Street. The distillery will be on your right after some 400m.
Access is via metal stairs to the private courtyard. There is no on-site parking, however there are ample spaces on the adjacent streets. Guests with limited mobility, please
contact Marion on 07918 601 514 to arrange vehicle access.