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Category: Scotland’s Year of Stories

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  • A photo of the bookcase in the Master's Room at Trinity House

    Uncovering Stories in the Bookcases of Trinity House

    22 December 2022, Archives, Collections, History, Marine, Scotland's Year of Stories
  • An atmospheric shot of the cloud and mist around the high walls of Fort George, with the sea on one side

    The Wraith at Fort George: A Ghost Story for Christmas

    15 December 2022, Scotland's Year of Stories
  • one of burial cairns at Clava Cairns - a round structure made of piled stone with a central chamber

    The Campbells: Digging into the history of women in archaeology

    30 September 2022, Archaeology, Scotland's Year of Stories, Women's History
  • From the Punjab to Pirnmill, Arran – A Scottish South Asian immigrant story

    11 August 2022, Heritage, History, Scotland's Year of Stories, South Asian Heritage, Storytelling
  • A curator carefully cleans a small doll depicting Walter Scott with a brush

    Border Ballads Brought to Life at Smailholm Tower

    20 July 2022, Collections, Scotland's Year of Stories
  • An aerial view of the town of Haddington centring on a medieval church, river and historic bridge

    The Story of Scotland’s Longest Siege

    01 July 2022, History, Scotland's Year of Stories
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tales of Prisoners at Blackness Castle

    06 May 2022, History, Scotland's Year of Stories
  • A canal in front of a large mill building at Stanley Mills

    Stories from Stanley Mills: Women millworkers during WWII

    25 March 2022, Industrial Heritage, Scotland's Year of Stories, Women's History
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