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  • Resort and Ruin: Dunbar’s Hotel Belle-Vue

    18 July 2024, Heritage
  • A Quick History of Crofting

    25 June 2024, Heritage, History
  • 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
  • Sunset on Kilmaronock Old Kirk

    How To Take a Kirk Into Community Ownership

    18 March 2024, Heritage
  • A drawing of a paddle steamer with the name "Comet" on its bow. There are large paddles on the ide of the boat, and a chimney in the middle which is belching out black smoke. A sail adds extra power. Various passengers and crew are shown standing on deck.

    Henry Bell, Helensburgh and The Comet

    15 December 2023, Heritage, Maritime History
  • A young boy and girl dooking for apples. The crouch over a basin full of water, their faces and hair wet, each with an apple between their teeth.

    Samhainn and the Scottish traditions of Hallowe’en

    27 October 2023, Gaelic, Heritage, Stirling Castle
  • An old etching of a tower house with turrets. In the foreground is a silhouette of a Victorian gentleman wearing a top hat.

    The intriguing history of Craigentinny House

    25 October 2023, Heritage
  • On the left is a close up of a bronze statue of a Black man. He has a naked torso and he beats a drum. On the right is a close up of the face of a statue depicting the explorer Mungo Park. It is in profile. He appears youthful and clean-shaven with longish, wavy hair swept back from his face. Behind these images is another image of the monument taken from a distance showing it in context.

    Mungo Park: exploring his memorial

    28 September 2023, Heritage
  • A paining of modern caravans in a forest clearing. There is snow on the ground with black tire tracks. The sky is pink.

    The persecution of Gypsy Travellers in Scotland – a timeline

    23 June 2023, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History, Heritage
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