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Conference - Townscapes, Energyscapes and Rural Landscapes

When & Where

Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society
Saturday, 10 October 2026 - 12:00am to 11:45pm
Harbour Arts Centre, 116 Harbour Street, , Irvine, KA12 8PZ

Event Details

The event will be held at Harbour Arts Centre, 116 Harbour Street, Irvine KA12 8PZ, which is at the harbourside in Irvine. The venue is a 5-10 minute walk from Irvine Train Station or a 15-20 minute walk from the bus hub at Irvine Cross. There is a restaurant within the building and also several cafes nearby.

Registration from 10am.

PROGRAMME
10.30 am Chair’s Welcome (Dr Ian Welsh OBE)
Morning Session: Townscapes and Energyscapes
10.45 am Dr Roan Rutherford: Irvine Harbour
11.15 am Joss Durnan: When the New Becomes the Old: Irvine New Town 30 years after Irvine Development Corporation
11.45 am Dr Ewan Gibbs: Ayrshire’s Evolving Energyscape: Coal, Nuclear and Renewables since the 1950s
12.15 am Lunch (own arrangements)
Afternoon Session: Rural Landscapes
2.00 pm Ailsa McInnes, Meiklewood: A Forgotten Ayrshire Landscape
2.30 pm Professor Annie Tindley: Sporting Estates and Landscape Change in Ayrshire, c.1850-2000

The event can be booked through the Harbour Arts Centre, 116 Harbour Street (01294 274059) by phone, in person or through their website (thehac.co.uk). Tickets will also be available on the day of the event.

Contact

Rob Close, Chair Ayrshire Archeological & Natural History Society
craigbraecottages@gmail.com
01294 274059 (Harbour Arts Centre0

Costs

£10 per person. members and non-menbers welcome

Event Location

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Harbour Arts Centre
116 Harbour Street,
Irvine
North Ayrshire
KA12 8PZ

Other information

File 2026 Conference AANHS

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