Category: Consultancy
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In the Footsteps of Orkney’s Most Notorious Pirate
The UHI Institute for Northern Studies in partnership with the J. Gow Distillery is pleased to announce the launch of the John Gow Heritage Trail, a significant new heritage trail in Orkney. The trail tells the story of John Gow, Orkney’s most renowned eighteenth-century pirate, and the locations associated with…
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UHI Viking and Early Medieval Studies Pilot Programme Begins on the Island of Eigg
Professor Alex Sanmark and Dr Shane McLeod from the UHI Institute for Northern Studies, Viking and Early Medieval Studies, headed to the Scottish island of Eigg on September 18, 2025, to organise two days of work with the The Isle of Eigg Guiding Company. This pilot project is part of…
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Cateran Ecomuseum Cultural Heritage Story Map Launched Following UHI Assessment Report
In 2022 UHI Archaeology Institute and UHI Institute for Northern Studies were awarded grant funding from the University of the Highlands and Islands to undertake a cultural heritage assessment for the Cateran Ecomuseum situated in the area between Strathmore and the southern Cairngorms in Scotland. Professor Alexandra Sanmark and Dr.…
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A Pirates Life – The John Gow Heritage Trail
In the past few years, the UHI Institute for Northern Studies has developed a portfolio of commercial clients who have benefitted from the world-leading research conducted at our Perth, Orkney, and Shetland campuses. One of the deeply rooted Orcadian businesses that has reached out to us is J. Gow Distillery.…
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