Young Archaeologists' Club

This began in 1996 as part of the Scottish Network of Clubs and to encourage youngsters to take an interest in archaeology. The very first Trimontium Walk was undertaken on Saturday 23 March, 1996, which was coincidentally the 860th anniversary of the granting of the Abbey's Charter.

The age range is officially from 8 to 16 years, but the majority of members at any one time come from the P6 to P7 age group. Therefore most people have a couple of years in the Club before they go on to secondary school. The leader is Donald Gordon, with Nigel Sumerling and Ian Brown as assistants.

We try to 'do' outdoor things if possible and have visited important buildings; had fieldwalking sessions with Walter Elliot; 'detective' studies with Ann Dent; visits to local excavations; resistivity exercises with Richard Strathie (plotting things underground without digging); and activities at archaeological exhibitions, both local and national.

There are about 10-12 members at any one time.

Members can also become members of the national network based at York. Details from www.britarch.ac.uk/yac or yac@yac-uk.org.

The Edinburgh address is Young Archaeologists' Club c/o Rebecca Boyde, Council for Scottish Archaeology, National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF tel 0131 225 7534. e-mail  R.Boyde@archaeologyscotland.org.uk. Their website can currently be found at www.scottisharchaeology.org.uk/?q=node/39.

A membership form for the Central Borders YAC can be found on our Downloads page.

The Trimontium Trust is registered as a charity in Scotland. The Museum is fully accredited by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council.