The Jack Saxon Collection: A first glimpse
Saturday 21st September 2-4pm, and Sunday 22nd September 2-4pm.
(and ongoing every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm-4pm)
Jack Saxon built up a knowledge and reputation on the fossil fishes of the Old Red Sandstone. He published ‘The Fossil Fishes of Caithness’, followed by a second edition ‘The Fossil Fishes of North Scotland’. His large collection of fossils, mainly from the North of Scotland, are now held at the Castletown Heritage Centre and this event (in coordination with the 2024 Doors Open Days Scotland weekend) will reveal the beginnings of their display at the centre. His world wide network of contacts also resulted in swapped, gifted and collected material from beyond the north of Scotland, some of which will also be on display.
Some specimens are also available to view online, with more to be added as further material is worked through and photographed. Follow the Natural science link at https://ehive.com/collections/201810/castlehill-heritage-centre
Venue: Castletown Heritage Centre, Castletown, Caithness, KW14 8TG
Website: https://www.castletownheritage.co.uk
More information on accessibility can be found here.
Free event, no booking required.
An event in the Scottish Geology Festival 2024, organised by the Scottish Geology Trust. Please support us: Discover – Support – Join.
