HALKETT HENDRIE
Halkett Hendrie was a farmer at Mossfennan to the west of Broughton. As a farmer he was a lover of the landscape and a tireless commentator on how Man over the aeons of time had shaped and influenced the landscape.
He was an enthusiastic and informed amateur archaeologist. He identified and logged the vast amount of burial cists and bronze age settlements in the Upper Tweed Valley including the excavation of Stanhope Dun. He also undertook excavation work on the Antonine Wall. Such was his expertise that the Society of Antiquaries in Scotland conferred on him an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his work.
Halket Hendrie was a keen supporter of the Tweeddale Society both in his working life and after his retiral to Peebles. It was after his death that the then Council of the Society resolved that in each session there be a “Halkett Hendrie Memorial Lecture”. The invited lecturer would be asked to present a lecture on an aspect of archaeology of his/her choosing.
For further biographical information based on more recent research, see James Halkett Hendrie: a notable local figure, a short article by Trevor Cowie which originally appeared in the Peeblesshire Archaeological Society’s Newsletter for December 2024. By courtesy of the author, we are pleased to make a reprint of this available, using the button below.
Past Halkett Hendrie Memorial Lectures
10 December 2024
The Twelve Towers of Rule
Prof. Jane Bower
12 December 2023
Discovering the Northern Picts
Prof. Gordon Noble
13 December 2022
Trimontium – the face of Roman Scotland
Dr. John Reid
14 December 2021
The Antonine Wall: The Making of a World Heritage Site
Dr. David Breeze
10 December 2019
Where are we? – A timely voyage round navigation
James Taylor
11 December 2018
International Connections in the Galloway Hoard
Dr. Martin Goldberg
10 October 2017
What we can learn about fungi from Beatrix Potter
Prof. Roy Watling
8 November 2016
Scotland v Italy: An early battle on home ground?
Dr John Reid
8 December 2015
The Peebles Silver Arrow Shoot
Alan Simpson
12 November 2013
Digging for a Victory: The archaeology of Bannockburn
Derek Alexander
