19 February 2007

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Families are invited to join students from Oatridge College for a guided walk and talk to discover more about the winter birdlife at Linlithgow Peel. As part of their HND Countryside Management course, the students have been working with the Historic Scotland Ranger Service to find out more about the environment around Linlithgow Palace. They are inviting the public to a special afternoon event where they will lead walks round the loch and show visitors how to make nesting boxes and bird feeders.

26 January 2007

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Airdrie Library has been given a funding boost of £59,000 from Historic Scotland for repairs to the observatory dome.

23 January 2007

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The Antonine Wall, connecting the Forth and the Clyde in Scotland, and built in the 2nd Century as the furthest north west boundary of the Roman Empire, has been put forward by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell as the UK’s latest nomination for World Heritage Site status.

17 January 2007

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Historic Scotland has announced that the National Stone Conference planned for February will now be held at a later date. The Building With Stone conference was originally scheduled to take place at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on February 7 and 8, 2007.

16 January 2007

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The two winners of Scotland’s national heritage photography competition PhotoArch met Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson MSP to receive their prizes today. Steven Grant (8) from Caithness and Amy McLay (10) from Midlothian were chosen from more than 400 entries to the PhotoArch competition.