18 June 2007

Media Releases

Two members of the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland have received extensions to their terms of office.

31 May 2007

Media Releases

The dramatic crags and hills of Holyrood Park - including of course, its most famous landmark, Arthur’s Seat - are integral to Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline. And throughout next month, the Holyrood Park Ranger Service is inviting the public to come along to discover some of the secrets of this fascinating landscape in the heart of the capital.

24 May 2007

Media Releases

The current fashion for ‘bling’ is not just a modern day phenomenon, as schoolchildren taking part in an ongoing Historic Scotland education initiative are finding out.

24 May 2007

Media Releases

History becomes most horrid at Stirling Castle. There’s been a murder. The victim? The Earl of Douglas. The culprit? James II. The accomplices? Royal courtiers and attendants. Cause of death? 26 stab wounds, and fall from a window at Stirling Castle. Time of death? 555 years ago! This is just one of the many dark tales visitors can dare to experience at Stirling Castle on 2 and 3 June 2007 as Historic Scotland delves into History Most Horrid, a fun event suitable for the whole family.

23 May 2007

Media Releases

This Sunday, visitors to one of Ayrshire’s most outstanding historic monuments, Dundonald Castle, will have an opportunity to step back through the ages and find out about people from the past.