Meet the Team

Director

Lachlan joined HAS in February 2013. He is an archaeology graduate of Glasgow University who has worked for Historic Scotland and Archaeology Scotland as well as ARCH Highland, Alness Heritage Centre and other organisations. He has particular expertise in fieldwork and community archaeology and is a...

Lynne Mckeggie

Director

Lynne joined the team in 2013. She has a BA from Cardiff University and a post graduate masters in material culture and artefact studies from Glasgow University. She has worked for Historic Scotland, ARCH Highland and Alness Heritage Centre in various roles. Lynne works for HAS in a range of areas b...

Sue Higgins

Director

Sue has worked with HAS since April 2016. She is a former Director of Southern Archaeology Services and Archaeology North, with over 30 years’ experience in artefact analysis along with business accounting and human resource management; she was Curator at Historylinks Museum until 2015. Sue t...

Karen Kennedy

Archaeologist

Karen has been working with HAS since 2021. She is a graduate of the University of the Highlands and Islands and has a wealth of experience working in commercial and community archaeology. She has a particular interest in animal bone identification and analysis.

Eile McLeod

Archaeologist

Eile joined HAS in 2023. She is a graduate of the University of the Highlands and Islands and has experience working with the National Trust for Scotland on a verity of sites across the north of Scotland as well as digging on Orkney at the Ness of Brodgar. She has also worked behind the scenes at In...

Eric Blood Axe (the dead)

Outreach officer

Eric is our dedicated outreach officer. He loves playing heritage roles such as 'Beaker Person' and 'Anatomical Specimen' but his first love is Viking burials and Eric the Dead workshops. Also enjoys parties and halloween.

Indiana Bones

Assistant Outreach Officer

Indiana is a dedicated hound and Erics trusty assistant. They like Latin, meeting new people and bones!

We are pleased to work with many locally-based freelance archaeologists across the north of Scotland, with a wealth of local knowledge and expertise, who are subject to the company's quality assurance procedures. All are experienced archaeologists with extensive local knowledge and expertise.

We also have a wider network of finds, geophysics and other specialists in the UK who assist where necessary.