Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 16:45
Meet a druid and discover the secrets of Iron Age life at Holyrood Park
If you have ever wondered how our Iron Age ancestors flourished, an Historic Scotland event this weekend could answer your questions with an appea ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Wed, 09/05/2012 - 16:45
Love history? Does learning about what's gone before inspire your travels and life? Me, too. And there's a new online database that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the medieval History of Scotland.
The ‘People of Medieval Scotland’ is a database of ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 16:45
Step back to the time of Oliver Cromwell at Aberdour Castle
Come to Aberdour Castle, possibly the oldest standing masonry castle in Scotland, on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September 2012 and step back in time to the year 1651&nb ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 16:45
People across the globe will now be able to enjoy one of Orkney’s most enigmatic Neolithic monuments after Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a new ‘virtual’ tour of Maeshowe chambered tomb at Winter Solstice.
The Deputy ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 16:45
A weekend of words and wit with some of today's best known writers and personalities, at one of Scotland's great country houses.
This fall, from 2-4 November, at Lennoxlove House, Haddington, experience a weekend of sparkling book talk and a&n ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 16:45
An Historic Scotland book which helped bolster the international status of Stanley Mills by highlighting new archaeological discoveries and unprecedented research has received a national award.
“Force and Fabric” was highly comm ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Sat, 08/11/2012 - 16:45
We're all intrigued with the history of William Wallace. In an Exhibit at the Scottish Parliament, visitors can actually SEE a 700-year old letter about William Wallace from Philip IV, the French King.
From the Scottish Parliament:
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Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 16:45
If you have taken the children to see the film ‘Brave’ and are wondering what to do to entertain them now that the summer holidays are drawing to a close, why not take them to one of Historic Scotland’s attractions which inspired the film?
His ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 16:45
On 10 March 2012, Glasgow Women’s Library and Women’s History Scotland launched a new website, womenofscotland.org.uk, to record memorials to women across Scotland.
The site already contains over 180 records but the aim is to bu ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 16:45
The National Trust for Scotland is offering a major study course into the history, conservation and management of Scotland’s gardens starting in September.
During fifteen daylong sessions, top specialists in the field of garden ...
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