This episode's guests are both closely connected with Fife Historic Buildings Trust: Robert Gibson makes sure everything financial is under close, careful and cheerful control, while volunteer Jim McLeish matches that goodwill and get-on-with-i

S1E9 Murder most foul, jail breaks, and aristocratic cross dressing!

Oct 23rd, 2020 26m 46s

A bonus length episode, at almost 27 minutes, this is a true story from Inverkeithing's past: of dark deeds, and surprising twists. A murder by a member of the gentry of Inverkeithing's apparently honest, respectable and harmless school mast

S1E8 Independence, Arbroath, plots and trials: pivotal historical events and enduring declarations, through an Inverkeithing's lens

Oct 16th, 2020 23m 13s

This fascinating episode takes the listener on a journey - beginning with a departure from Edinburgh Castle, a Forth crossing on a dark and stormy night, to Inverkeithing's safe harbour - where, had Alexander III taken the sage advice of his ad

S1E7 Inverkeithing and Material Culture

Oct 9th, 2020 19m 43s

In this archaeology-focussed episode, Dr Gavin MacGregor discusses material culture. What we mean by material culture, where we find material culture, and how that can be, and is, interpreted. Examples from Inverkeithing include the Town's 17th

S1E6 Saints and pilgrimages– how would Inverkeithing fare on medieval Trip Advisor?

Oct 2nd, 2020 19m 14s

This episode shines, as ever, a fascinating light on the connections between early religious life in Scotland, early Christian sites, and places of interest near to and in Inverkeithing. Listen to find out from Dr Gavin MacGregor about a possib

S1E5 Stories in stone - why survey Inverkeithing's slate and stone?

Sep 25th, 2020 17m 23s

In this episode, Roz Artis, Director of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust explains just what is involved in surveying the literal building blocks of a historic town centre. The Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) won a commission to carry out the s

S1E4 Witches, witch hunters, and Inverkeithing - mythical mystery or much misery?

Sep 11th, 2020 17m 52s

While Inverkeithing's historical connection with witches is known to some, this podcast episode helpfully sets context, explores the background to the practice of witch trials, and explores some common questions. Were witches always female? If

S1E3 Inverkeithing's Town House- centuries of history, and a bright future

Sep 11th, 2020 21m 25s

Inverkeithing's charter to become a royal burgh was granted in the late 12th century, and it is likely that the present Town House contains some remaining fragments which date from that time - some of the walls could be an astonishing 800 years

S1E2 Plague! Inverkeithing's disease resilience in the Middle Ages

Sep 8th, 2020 17m 53s

In this episode, archaeologist Dr Gavin MacGregor introduces the impacts of disease on humans from the earliest times - with fascinating local examples discovered in excavations in Fife. Gavin explains the types of plague that have ravaged pop

S1E1 Pirates, privateers and maritime misadventures from Inverkeithing's harbour hub

Sep 8th, 2020 17m 7s

Archaeologist Dr Gavin MacGregor places Inverkeithing in it's ancient geological and geographical context, which contributed to it's extraordinary success through history as a Royal Burgh in the Kingdom of Fife. Medieval historian Dr Tom Turpie

S1E0 Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration: a ticklish trailer and intriguing introduction

Sep 8th, 2020 18m 29s

Listen to this introductory episode, meet Fife Historic Building Trust manager Lorraine Bell, and find out more about the work of this quietly impressive heritage charity and it's transformational work in Fife. Lorraine explains what the excell

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