5 July 2010

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The outside walls of the Great Hall at Stirling Castle are being freshly limewashed so it looks in perfect condition for next spring’s reopening of the royal palace.

1 July 2010

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Linlithgow Palace looks forward to two weekends of Spectacular Jousting

29 June 2010

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Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture, today, Tuesday 29th June 2010, formally launched “Scotland’s Shops”, a new Historic Scotland book examining the architectural history of shops in Scotland. The book, written by Dr Lindsay Lennie, and funded through a three year Research fellowship with Historic Scotland, will be launched in one of Scotland’s most iconic shops, Jenners Department Store, Princes Street, Edinburgh.

28 June 2010

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Excavations have begun again at one of the country’s most exciting archaeological sites. Archaeologists are hoping the Links of Noltland dig – which last year revealed the Orkney Venus figurine, currently shortlisted for a British Archaeological Award – will uncover more fascinating finds to tell us more about how our ancestors lived on the Orkney island of Westray.

25 June 2010

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Primary school children from P4 – P7 will be given the opportunity to experience life as a pilgrim, thanks to a new activity launched by Historic Scotland specifically for Dunfermline Abbey. The pilot activity will enable children to understand religious beliefs and practices in early Medieval times, compare Medieval pilgrimage with modern day pilgrimage and learn about the Abbey’s place in Scottish history.