17 April 2008

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Scotland's leading attraction celebrates completion of £2.7m improvement scheme. New flags have been hoisted at Edinburgh Castle to mark the raising of the standard of the visitor experience at Scotland’s premier attraction – achieved through a major investment programme to improve services and facilities for visitors.

14 April 2008

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Tributes to Scotland’s war veterans are to benefit from a new grants scheme launched by Historic Scotland and War Memorials Trust.

14 April 2008

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One of Scotland’s most celebrated Neolithic sites is to commemorate a defining moment in the space race. The pathway to the Skara Brae prehistoric village, in Orkney, is lined with carved stones that form a time trail of major events in human history.

10 April 2008

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Questions have been raised over whether a pair of oil paintings showing the port of Leith in its heyday are by the same artist. The works of art, entitled Port of Leith and A View of the Port of Leith with Arthur’s Seat in the Distance, have long been attributed to Edinburgh artist A Mitchell.

9 April 2008

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Historic Scotland announce the dates for their ever-popular Free Weekend as it returns for another year. For one weekend only, on 12 and 13 April 2008, the doors, drawbridges, hatches, portcullises and gates on over 70 attractions will open to the public for free, as Historic Scotland encourages visitors to discover more about the nation’s fascinating past.