Peoples Pasts Places

A conference to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of the monastic Order of Cluny in Burgundy, France.  Leading historians and archæologists will present papers on various aspects of monastic life around the abbeys of Paisley and Crossraguel and consider French influences in Scotland from the 12th to 16th centuries.

09:15 Registration opens, refreshments, view displays
10:00 Chair: Dr Barbara Crawford
President, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
10:15 Dr Anthony Freeman (Lewes Priory Trust)
The Federation of Cluniac Sites, Cluny Abbey and
the Order in Britain
10:40 Dr Matthew Hammond (Edinburgh University)
The first 100 years of Paisley Abbey’s patrons
11:25 Break for refreshments, view displays
11:50 Adrian Cox (Historic Scotland)
Archaeological finds at Crossraguel Abbey
12:15 Prof. Stephen Driscoll & Bob Will (Glasgow University)
Paisley Abbey: recent archaeological excavations
13:00 Lunch, view displays

14:00 Prof. Richard Fawcett (St Andrews University)
Architecture of Paisley and Crossraguel Abbeys
14:45 Peter Yeoman (Historic Scotland)
Pilgrimage, especially Paisley to Whithorn
15:30 Prof. Charles McKean (Dundee University)
Scotland as a French Colony in the 16th century
16:15 Discussion
16:45 Close

Conference tickets: £25 (Students £12 - see below*)
(includes refreshments and light lunch)
Cheques payable to: Cluny 2010 Scotland
*Full-time student concession requires presentation of valid matriculation card
on the day of the conference. Please pre-book tickets for catering purposes.