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As part of the Scotland Digs Digital campaign, illustrator Sara Julia Campbell has reimagined a 19th-century scene from the Hall of Clestrain based on finds...

Well!  You know that Sigrid and I initially found a paved entrance to the northern side of The Hall of Clestrain. This is pictured here....

Fed up with Covid? Tired of politics? How about doing the John Rae Challenge? #johnraechallengeHelp us put Dr John Rae, one of Scotland’s greatest yet...

We thought we would list some of the many challenges people are taking to raise money and awareness of John Rae and the restoration of...

Hello members and JRS fans. Here is the progress so far on the north facade of The Hall of Clestrain. This is The Hall’s magnificent...

The President of the John Rae Society – Andrew Appleby, talks about the recently discovered drains at the Hall of Clestrain. #ScotlandDigsDigital

We thought we would show you some of the team who are doing the archaeology at the Hall of Clestrain. They are left to right,...

This beautiful round box belonged to John Rae when he was working for Hudson’s Bay Company. It was kindly given to The John Rae Society...

A request from the John Rae Society: Can any of you help us find anything out about this person? Dashing Young Frenchman in 1851 A...

There was a major road from Clestrain to Coldomo. This was the estate’s Gateway to The Arctic.  Coldomo is a small sandy bay where boats...

Here is the trench running along the north facade of the Hall of Clestrain. It shows the slabs, which cover the drain that replaced the...