RSGS Inspiring People: Kevin Heath, The Lost Ships Active and Scotia
RSGS Inspiring People: Kevin Heath, The Lost Ships Active and Scotia takes place at Kyle Academy, Ayr on Wednesday 27 January from 7.30 to 9pm. Tickets: £15, free for RSGS members, students and under-18s; tickets also at the door.
- Date
- Wednesday 27 January
- Time
- 7.30pm to 9pm
- Price
- £15, free for RSGS members, students and under-18s; tickets also at the door
- Venue
- Kyle Academy
Overmills Road, Ayr, KA7 3LR
Directions - Tickets
- rsgs.org
Orkney shipwreck hunter Kevin Heath tells the story of the SS Active and SS Scotia and Scotland's polar legacy for RSGS in Ayr.
About this event
Orkney-based shipwreck hunter Kevin Heath dives into the history of two remarkable ships for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Ayr talks. The Active sailed to Antarctica under Captain Robertson, helping lay the foundations for Scottish exploration in the south, and the Scotia carried William Speirs Bruce's Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. With personal insights, he uncovers the stories history left behind and the wrecks that still hold echoes of those journeys.
