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Category: History

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  • Sew on and Sew Forth

    12 June 2020, History, Industrial Heritage
  • Image of Edinburgh skyline with the distinctive "crown" spire of St Giles Cathedral

    The dendrochronology of St Giles Cathedral tower

    05 June 2020, Archaeology, Conservation, History
  • Painted portrait of Cardinal Beaton. He has a goatee beard and wears a red Cardinal's hat.

    The macabre murder of Cardinal Beaton

    29 May 2020, History
  • Standing Stone Shortbread Recipe

    05 May 2020, Education, History
  • Lochleven Castle pictured from a boat arriving at a small pier

    Lochleven Castle: The Prison Island

    01 May 2020, History, Year of Coasts and Waters
  • Commemorating the Declaration of Arbroath

    06 April 2020, Heritage, History
  • The People of the Declaration of Arbroath

    03 April 2020, History
  • Aerial photo of Dirleton Castle taken by drone.

    The Dirleton Witch Hunts

    27 March 2020, History
  • A drone photo of Hailes Castle beside a river

    Where to enjoy some historic head-space

    20 March 2020, History, Visitors
  • The ruins of Arbroath Abbey under a blue sky, showing its tower with distinctive round window

    The Story of the Declaration of Arbroath

    12 March 2020, History
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