13 June 2008

Media Releases

Culture Minister Linda Fabiani MSP visited members of Auchinleck Summer Project today (Friday). The 18 young people built a garden as a memorial to the men who died working in Ayrshire’s mines over the past two centuries. A local competition to design the garden was won by Jay Spiers from Auchinleck Primary School and Jamie Dabronski from Auchinleck Academy.

10 June 2008

Media Releases

Historic Scotland has announced it is to go ahead with a £12 million project to return the royal lodgings at Stirling Castle to their Renaissance magnificence. The result will be a major new attraction that is predicted to raise castle visitor numbers to around 480,000 a year – compared to around 398,000 in 2007-08.

9 June 2008

Media Releases

The Rangers at Holyrood Park host two free events this June, delving into the past of the area and going back to basics with traditional crafts. The events demonstrate the diversity of the work taking place at the Ranger Service, and the breadth of expert knowledge that the Ranger team has.

9 June 2008

Media Releases

Historic Scotland inspectors are to visit Lauder parish in the Scottish Borders to identify the area’s important buildings and to review existing listings. The team will visit locations throughout the parish looking for buildings that merit listing and giving a fresh appraisal of structures already on the list. This will ensure that all buildings in the area have the appropriate statutory protection.

3 June 2008

Media Releases

Culture Minister Linda Fabiani MSP is urging the country’s developers and architects to consider the built heritage as an avenue for future developments.