28 August 2010

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Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, today (28th August) announced the decision which may finally secure the future of the SV City of Adelaide and establish new cultural links with Australia. The Minister has named the Australian Group, The Clipper Ship, City of Adelaide, as the preferred bidder to move the internationally important vessel, also known as The Carrick, which has lain on a slipway in Irvine for over a decade.

27 August 2010

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Thathar air goireas mòr san dà chànan a chur air an Lìon airson tè de na làraichean as ainmeile ann an Alba, Eilean Idhe ann an Inse Gall. Chaidh an làrach-lìn, ionahistory.org.uk, a chruthachadh le Alba Aosmhor – a tha an urra ri trì de na comharraidhean-tìre as comharraichte san eilean – an Abaid, Taigh nan Cailleachan-dubha agus Crois an Leathanaich – gus slighe a-steach a thoirt san dà chànan do luchd-tadhail ach am faod iad rannsachadh a dhèanamh air oighreachd shaidhbhir an eilein.

27 August 2010

Media Releases

A major new bilingual online resource has been launched for one of Scotland’s most celebrated sites, the Hebridean island of Iona. The website, ionahistory.org.uk has been created by Historic Scotland – who cares for three of the most well known landmarks on the island - the Abbey, Iona Nunnery and MacLean’s Cross - to provide a bilingual portal for visitors to explore the island’s rich heritage.

26 August 2010

Media Releases

St Andrews Castle played an important role in the lives of many colourful and controversial characters in Scottish history. And this Sunday, 29th August, there’s a chance to meet some of the most famous – including Robert the Bruce, John Knox and Cardinal Beaton - as they return to the ruins of this once powerful stronghold to share their fascinating stories and tell tales of St Andrews’ brutal and bloody past.

26 August 2010

Media Releases

First Minister Alex Salmond today, (26th August,) came face to face with 3D replicas of Presidents Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and Roosevelt as he viewed the latest images from the Scottish team that are recording Mount Rushmore with digital technology. The First Minister visited the Digital Design Studio at Glasgow School of Art to see the progress on the Scottish Ten project – a ground breaking partnership between Historic Scotland and Glasgow School of Art – to digitally record all five Scottish World Heritage Sites and five international sites, the first of which is Mount Rushmore.