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  • Illustration showing a lady with a long plait of hair over her shoulder looking sad. A younger man plays a fiddle in the background.

    The loss of a son: Jamie Macpherson and his Gypsy heritage

    17 June 2022,
    Heritage, Scotland's Year of Stories

    Outlaw and folk hero James Macpherson was tried and hung in 1700 for being a Gypsy. Rhona Ramsay shares the history of his life cut short, and Maggie McPhee explores the story through his Gypsy mother’s eyes.

  • A film poster for the 1949 release of Whisky Galore

    Whisky Galore: The story of a close-knit community

    14 June 2022,
    Archives, Scotland's Year of Stories
  • An illustration that depicts the Devil speaking to a group of witches.

    The Witchcraft Act and its Impact in Scotland, 1563-1736

    10 June 2022,
    History
  • A historic castle on a hilltop

    Scotland’s History by Bike: Cycling Through Kilmartin Glen

    07 June 2022,
    Heritage, History, Visitors
  • An archive photo of the Queen stopping to chat to residents of Edinburgh who have gathered to see her walk past during a trip to Edinburgh

    In Pictures: The Queen in Edinburgh, 1977

    02 June 2022,
    Archives
  • A group of people dressed in re-enactment clothing wearing helmets and carrying swords and shields

    6 Reasons to Enjoy the 6th Year of The Rock of Ages

    30 May 2022,
    Events, History
  • Walford Bodie: The Electric Wizard of the North

    27 May 2022,
    Archives, Heritage
  • An island with smaller bits of land nearby

    Luing: A Second Chance for Scottish Slate?

    26 May 2022,
    History, Industrial Heritage
  • A trainee surveying sections of 18th century military road heritage in Highland Perthshire, including the Wade Bridge in Aberfeldy, Perthshire

    Talking About Heritage

    23 May 2022,
    Heritage
  • Tales of Prisoners at Blackness Castle

    06 May 2022,
    History, Scotland's Year of Stories
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