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Celebrating 10 years of the Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS)
From Kirkwall to Falkirk, find out how £41.5 million of funding has helped restore, regenerate and revitalise Scotland's cities and towns through our Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme
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Outlaw King: Behind the Scenes
See behind-the-scenes photos and discover special effects secrets from the filming of Netflix's Outlaw King, the epic tale of Robert the Bruce which stars six stunning Historic Scotland sites.
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Heritage Healthcheck: Five trends of the sector
What does Scotland’s heritage sector and historic environment look like in 2018? Karen Robertson takes a look at the trends as we publish the latest findings from Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit...
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Telling the Stories of Scotland: Behind the Scenes of HES Books
The Historic Environment Scotland publishing team was Highly Commended by the Saltire Society for the Publisher of the Year Award 2018. In this blog the team takes us behind the scenes and explain the...
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Holmhead Stone Circle: A Megalithic Mistake
The story behind an Aberdeenshire stone circle which was thought to be thousands of years old - but was recently revealed to be a 20-year-old replica.
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Bloody Scotland: The Origin Story
Bloody Scotland is our pioneering and award-winning anthology of short stories – written by Scotland’s top crime writers and inspired by some of our most iconic properties. Discover where the...
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Robbed of Our History: Heritage Crime
We are fascinated with historic wrong-doings - but modern crimes committed against heritage aren’t making it into the history books. From Stirling to Scapa Flow, we uncover recent examples of heritage...
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Bringing Scottish History to Life for Children
How do you re-create a regal feast or a dramatic siege in pop-up form? Kirsten Graham from Floris Books reveals the inspiration and the creative process behind two new children’s books about Scotland's...
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Caerlaverock Castle Quest: What’s in an app?
A behind the scenes look at the digital development for the Caerlaverock Castle Quest app with Gavin Glencorse.
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5 stunning Scottish sites to see this September
At the end of this month, 51 of the 300+ places we care for will be shut up for the winter. But fear not, you've still got time to bag these fair weather sites!
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Planning For Our Time
How do you plan for a Climate Emergency? Anna Gaffney from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) takes a look at how the new Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 is set to take on some of the key...
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Isobel Wylie Hutchison: The Quiet Explorer
Dympna McKenna, Sales & Marketing Manager at Carlowrie Castle recounts the story of Isobel Wylie Hutchison, the ‘quiet explorer’ recently honoured in our Commemorative Plaque Scheme.
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Are You Nearly There Yet? Reopening Scotland’s Historic Doors
Wondering what it takes to reopen over 200 Historic Scotland sites following the UK Lockdown? Get the 101 on reopening in this post!
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Is history and heritage good for your health?
Between the coronavirus pandemic, enforced social distancing and a lockdown, we’re all looking for ways to boost our mental and physical fitness. Could spending time with Scotland’s history help?
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Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy: Five Years, Five Aims, Five Highlights
Rock art, Romans and readily-available resources! We celebrate five years of Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy with five of our highlights. The post Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy: Five Years, Five...
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Like for Like: the birth of a new Pictish stone
Go behind the scenes with the Historic Environment Scotland stonemasons who have created an eye-catching feature for our new exhibition at Arbroath Abbey The post Like for Like: the birth of a new...
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Breathing New Life Into Scottish Castles
We take a look at recently completed restoration projects at two intriguing Scottish monuments. The post Breathing New Life Into Scottish Castles appeared first on Historic Environment Scotland Blog.
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