1 July 2011

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Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop announced more than £1m of funding for repairs to historic buildings today.

27 June 2011

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One of Scotland’s most remote and spectacular locations is to be recorded in 3D. A team of experts from the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation (CDDV), a partnership between Historic Scotland and Glasgow School of Art, have travelled to the UNESCO World Heritage site of St. Kilda to begin digitally laser scanning the site, which lies 41 miles off the Scottish mainland.

22 June 2011

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Hear the crack of lances splintering and the thunder of hooves as the Knights of Royal England return to the magnificent setting of Linlithgow Palace on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July and also Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July.

20 June 2011

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The designs for the new visitor centre to showcase the Battle of Bannockburn have been unveiled today (Monday). The planning application for the new centre is being lodged this week, revealing the dramatic new look for the centre.

20 June 2011

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Free entry to St Andrews Castle and St Andrews Cathedral - Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June. Historic Scotland is offering free entry to St Andrews Castle and St Andrews Cathedral on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June as part of the celebrations of the 600th Anniversary of the University of St Andrews.