Welcome to Ancrum & District Heritage Society
a small village with a big history
The original name for Ancrum comes from the river name Alne and the Cumbric crwn or Gaelic crom, meaning 'bend of the river Alne.' Crwn also seems to have come to mean walking stick and by extension someone who walked with a stick which could mean a Bishop. We could interpret the name as Alne + Crwn, The Bishop on the river Alne.
Ancrum & District Heritage Society is a not-for-profit community organisation, formed in 2016 to
help conserve and improve the built environment of the historical village of Ancrum and surroundings. by:
promoting the study of the history, archaeology and rich heritage of Ancrum and surroundings.
To advance the conservation and understanding of the archaeological heritage of Ancrum and surroundings
To communicate this knowledge to the wider community in a range of learning, training projects and activities in the area.
Here's some of the things we've been involved in locally :
archaeological digs
heritage trails
school days
public presentations
restoration of ancient Hogback stone
Membership
is £15 per year and £25 for a couple . Non-members £5.00 per meeting.
To become a member of the society, please email:
Monthly Winter Talks
We meet in Ancrum Village Hall, on the first Monday of the month at 7.00 pm throughout the winter months, this is for our winter talks.
Everyone is welcome free to members and £5:00 a meeting to non-members.
Monthly members open evenings
All members are invited to join us in the Cross Keys on the second Thursday of the month @7:30pm. We are interested in any ideas of subjects about which our members would like to learn about and which could be included in our next lot of talks
