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  • A painting of a Victorian ship travelling through icy seas

    Scots of the Arctic: The Truth Behind ‘The Terror’

    30 March 2021, History, Year of Coasts and Waters
  • aerial view of the rugby pitch

    ‘A First-Rate Match’: The First International Rugby Game

    26 March 2021, History
  • A synagogue, nestled in between two tenement buildings

    Edinburgh’s Jewish Heritage

    23 March 2021, Archives, History
  • stained glass representation of St Columba and his disciples in a boat

    Poet, Priest, Peacemaker: The Legacy of St Columba

    19 March 2021, Gaelic, History, Storytelling
  • Looking down an empty former railway tunnel which has been converted into a cycle path. Lights on the roof illuminate the path at regular intervals

    The Innocent Railway

    19 February 2021, History, Industrial Heritage
  • Painting of Joan of Arc and her Scots Guards

    The Scots who stood beside Joan of Arc

    12 February 2021, History, Women's History
  • a carved stone featuring a face and a shield with a lion rampant

    Hidden meanings in Scotland’s historic places

    18 January 2021, Collections, History
  • Old ffashioned looking books piled on a table

    Read all about it! 6 Historic Scotland sites that have appeared in books

    19 November 2020, History
  • view of fancy carvings around windows at Huntly Castle

    The Haunting of Huntly Castle

    30 October 2020, History, Visitors
  • The Viking woman at Broch of Gurness

    21 August 2020, Archaeology, Heritage, History, Women's History
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