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  • 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
  • A drawing of the outer defences, Stirling Castle.

    Stirling Castle and the 1820 ‘Radical Rising’

    05 April 2024,
    History, Stirling Castle
  • Burgundians, ready? Scots, ready? A Tournament at Stirling Castle

    05 April 2024,
    History, Stirling Castle
  • An illustration showing Mary of Guelders giving alms

    Mary of Guelders: A Charitable Queen

    28 March 2024,
    History, Stirling Castle, Women's History
  • A photo of St Kilda today with a coloured cut-out portrait of Lady Grange layered over it

    The abduction of Lady Grange: A tragic tale of deceit, betrayal and St Kilda

    25 March 2024,
    History, Women's History, World Heritage
  • A small red hut with a sloping roof sits alone in a wide open grassy area, with mountains and blue sky in the distance.

    Little Wonders: A History of Small Getaways in Scotland

    21 March 2024,
    History, Site Stories
  • A worker in orange overalls and a hard hat inspects a rooftop at Edinburgh Castle using ropes and a harness.

    High Level Masonry Inspections: Moving Forward

    19 March 2024,
    Climate Change, Conservation, Site Stories
  • Sunset on Kilmaronock Old Kirk

    How To Take a Kirk Into Community Ownership

    18 March 2024,
    Heritage
  • A black and white engraving of a woman with soft, peaceful features. She wears Renaissance clothing. She is superimposed on a photo of the gate house at Stirling Castle - an imposing entrance flanked by towers and topped with battlements.

    Margaret Tudor: My Lady, The King’s ‘Defiant’ Mother

    14 March 2024,
    Stirling Castle
  • A portrait of James VI. He is a man of around 50 with a thin face and red beard. He wears a black hat with a feather in it and he has a black coat with an elaborate white ruff.

    James VI and his “favourites”

    13 March 2024,
    History, LGBT+ History, Who are you?
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