8 December 2010

Media Releases

Historic Scotland’s Ranger Service and Lothian and Borders Police have urged irresponsible skiers and snow boarders to stop putting themselves and other members of the public at risk in Holyrood Park during the current cold snap.

3 December 2010

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Historic Scotland has published a new book, The Picts, which aims to tell the  story of the Picts in simple and accessible terms, from their origins in the 3rd century AD to their eventual absorption into the new nation of Alba around the 10th century. 

1 December 2010

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Stirling Castle's Christmas family event promises to be one of the most original highlights of the festive season.

30 November 2010

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Add a more personal touch to your festive decorations this year; come along to the historic Stanley Mills complex near Perth on Saturday 11th December and learn how to make your own using natural materials. At the mills’ Christmas Crafts event from 2pm to 4.30pm, Ranger Ian Lewis will be showing visitors how to gather craft materials from the local environment - including sprigs of holly, pine cones, branches and mosses - to make a variety of attractive festive wreaths, table centres and decorations.

22 November 2010

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Vote for Kilchurn Castle or Sweetheart Abbey to be named the UK's finest. Two of the outstanding heritage properties in the care of Historic Scotland - Kilchurn Castle in Argyll & Bute and Sweetheart Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway - have made it onto a shortlist of the UK’s 10 most romantic ruins. The two properties are the only sites in Scotland to be named by BBC Countryfile Magazine in its shortlist of Britain’s best romantic sites.