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  • A general view Caisteal Bharraich near Tongue

    Caisteal Bharraich: A Small Landmark with A Big History

    04 December 2018, Heritage, History
  • A minecraft reconstruction of Abbot House in Dunfermline

    Unlocking hidden history with Scotland’s Urban Past

    21 November 2018, Digital, Education, Heritage, History
  • A red wax letter seal from one of the letters on display at the My Dear Papa exhibition.

    My Dear Papa: Discovering A Century of Childhood

    20 November 2018, Heritage, History, Year of Young People
  • Engraving of Parliament Square, Edinburgh from 1844

    Edinburgh’s part in the slave trade

    15 November 2018, History
  • A still from the Outlaw King film. Nine medieval soldiers on horseback ride away from a burning castle.

    Outlaw King: Behind the Scenes

    08 November 2018, History, News, Visitors
  • Man dressed as Robert the Bruce stands in front of Craigmillar Castle. He holds a shield with a Lion Rampant, in his other hand he holds an axe

    10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Robert the Bruce

    06 November 2018, History
  • View of snowy grave yard at St.Mary's Church, Grandtully.

    13 Days of Halloween

    31 October 2018, Heritage, History
  • The silhouettes of two people watching a performance of Spotlight on Mary. The action is projected onto a castle wall. On the left hand side, a man with a sword sits at a table in front of a huge green tapestry featuring two gold unicorns. On the right, two men in 16th-century dress converse beneath a chandelier.

    When Mary met Darnley

    23 October 2018, Events, History
  • A general view of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Siite. The remains of a wall can be seen within a large ditch covered with grass.

    Africans on the Antonine Wall?

    22 October 2018, Archaeology, History, World Heritage
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