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  • Renaissance painiting of a woman superimposed on a pen drawing of Huntly Castle

    Jean Gordon: an unlikely happy ending from the court of Mary, Queen of Scots

    24 March 2023,
    History, Women's History

    Lady Jean Gordon lived a very rich and eventful life, intertwined with the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Gordon became a powerful and respected leader in the north of Scotland. Find out more in this blog from writer Jennifer Morag Henderson.

  • Wild Garlic Scones: A Spring Recipe from The Hebridean Baker

    17 March 2023,
    Retail
  • Daffodils growing in front of a castle

    Five beautiful places to visit this Spring

    17 March 2023,
    Visitors
  • Following a Lead: Designating Blackcraig Lead Mines

    15 March 2023,
    Industrial Heritage
  • A child exploringing a castle with a magnifying glass during an Easter egg hunt event

    Crack the Case this Easter!

    14 March 2023,
    Events
  • Local Hero: uncover a classic with our archives

    23 February 2023,
    Archives, Heritage
  • A man in a tweed suit raises his trilby hat. A sign behind him reads: Lothians and Peebles Police Headquarters

    William Merrilees and the ‘War on Homosexuality’

    20 February 2023,
    LGBT+ History
  • a helicopter hovers directly over the ruins of Tantallon Castle on a cliff top

    Progress update on our high-level masonry inspections

    08 February 2023,
    Conservation
  • A view of a large mill complex from the banks of a river

    A poem from Aonghas MacNeacail

    31 January 2023,
    Gaelic, Industrial Heritage
  • A view of a large mill complex from the banks of a river

    Bàrdachd le Aonghas MacNeacail

    31 January 2023,
    Gaelic, Industrial Heritage
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