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Burghead Visitor Centre
Burghead Headland Trust
Description	The Visitor Centre is housed in a former Storm Signal. It is the round white building on the Headland. The purpose of Burghead Headland Trust is to conserve, enhance and interpret the site of the largest Pictish Promontory Fort in Scotland. Displays in the Centre explore the history of Burghead from Pictish times to the present day. Opening hours are 12-4 daily, April to September, or groups by arrangement with the secretary. Entry is by donation. *Parking – limited disabled parking, but visitors can park on the street which is quite close.
Collection information	Pictish stones – 2 of the original Bull stones, stone shrine corner post, stone slab depicting Pictish hunting scene. Model of the fort as it would have been circa 500AD. Interpretation panels giving brief history of Burghead to present day. Old maps of Burghead. Folders containing photographs of every Pictish stone in Scotland. DVD of Burning of the Clavie, exploring its origins and its connections to the Pictish Fort. Because of limited space, many photos including old school photos, can be viewed on the computer. Upper level of the Visitor Centre affords unrivalled views of the Moray Firth (and sometimes the bottle nose dolphins) This viewing area can be accessed at all times.
Address	Burghead Headland Burghead Moray IV30 5TZ where is IV30 5TZ?  | how do I get there?
Tel	01343 835518
Email	cathm19@lineone.net
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