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From time to time we have guest posts from partners, visitors and friends of Historic Environment Scotland.

Posts by Guest Blog

  • Crop of the illustration of the ship banquet at Stirling Castle.

    A Royal Ceremony: The Baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle

    30 August 2024, History, Stirling Castle
  • A close-up of a colourful artwork in a Celtic style depicting scenes from myths featuring St Columba

    Illuminating the Legends of Colmcille

    16 August 2024, Gaelic, Supernatural and Folklore
  • A close-up of a colourful artwork in a Celtic style depicting scenes from myths featuring St Columba

    A’ soillseachadh Seann Sgeulachdan Chaluim Cille

    16 August 2024, Gaelic, Supernatural and Folklore
  • Exterior view of Iona Abbey on a sunny day. The abbey complex is complete with roofed buildings. It is small and not particularly ornate in comparison to other medieval abbeys.

    Three is the magic number at Iona

    29 July 2024, Get involved, History
  • Archive photo of a group of around a dozen young teenagers dressed in medieval and renaissance regalia. The girls wear crowns and sashes, the boys wear cloaks and page boy outfits.

    Bathgate Procession and Gala Day: 180 Years of Tradition

    20 June 2024, Archives
  • Scotland’s Last Cave-Dwellers

    13 June 2024, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History
  • An illustration showing a woman sitting in front of the entrance to a close. She's wearing a hat with a floppy brim and a dress with a short cape around the shoulders. Behind her is a person wearing a chauffeur's uniform. A plaque above the door of the close reads: E A Taylor and Jessie M King lived and worked in this house.

    The Greengate Close Coterie

    11 June 2024, LGBT+ History
  • Black and white archive photo showing two men behind a counter.

    L’incontro: An archive of Italian life in Scotland

    22 May 2024, Archives
  • book cover for 'A history of Scotland's Landscapes'

    A History of Scotland’s Landscapes

    11 April 2024, Collections, Heritage, History
  • A view across the unique landscape of Crawick Multiverse (photo by Mike Bolam)

    When the Coal Mine Ran Out of Coal: Creating Crawick Multiverse

    10 April 2024, Heritage, Industrial Heritage

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