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William Merrilees was considered a hero by many, but waged a self confessed ‘war’ on the gay men of Edinburgh. Dr Jeff Meek tells the story.
Our Director of Operations, Craig Mearns, gives us an update on the progress of our high-level masonry inspections.
Discover a poem written for Historic Scotland by the late Aonghas MacNeacail, inspired by the experience of Gaelic workers at Stanley Mills.
Tha “An t-uisge ruith trom smuaintean” a’ rannsachadh beatha nan Gàidheil a bha ag obair ann a’ muileann-cotain nan h-18mh linn air bruaichean Abhainn Tatha.
Treasure-filled tunnels, helpful ghosts and dalliances with the devil feature in our pick of the best folklore from Scotland’s historic places.
Explore some of Trinity House’s books that tell the stories of pirates, mutiny and Scotland’s link to the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
This spinetingling story by William Kirk was first printed in Cabar Feidh, the Journal of The Seaforth Highlanders, in September 1936.
The Scots word Yule comes from the Old Norse Jól, a celebration of the winter solstice. Jól was celebrated as a big feast, toasting for the passing of winter, for harmony, fertility and happiness in the new year. After the Reformation of 1560, John Knox, founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, banned the celebration […]
To mark the official launch of the brand new Edinburgh Castle IPA, we raise a glass to Edinburgh’s long history of brewing.
Senior Paintings Conservator, Ailsa Murray, sheds some light on the history of hidden gem, Skelmorlie Aisle, and explains how it inspired a pandemic project to explore sustainability within paintings conservation and share a message about climate change.