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Tag: Historic Scotland

Edinburgh Castle has record-breaking winter of visitors

EDINBURGH castle is among several Historic Scotland sites to experience record visitor figures, with several other sites also recording at least one record breaking month...

Travellers’ monument The Tinkers’ Heart could be declared of national importance

A TRAVELLERS’ monument could be designated as a site of national importance. The Tinkers’ Heart is a formation of quartz stones laid into the surface...

Walker tells of finding 4,000-year-old remains of child on island beach

A WALKER has told how she went for a walk on the beach - and discovered the tragic remains of a child who died...

Scotland’s historic landmarks captured for virtual view

SOME OF SCOTLAND'S most iconic heritage sites are now available to view virtually thanks to Google Street View.   The newly captured images give a 360-degree...

Public urged to nominate great Scots for commemorative plaques

People across Scotland are being invited to submit their ideas for somebody they would like to be recognised with a commemorative plaque.   Historic Scotland’s plaque...

There’s been a murder… 900 years ago – skeleton unearthed in East Lothian

THE SKELETON of a teenage murder victim who was stabbed to death more than 900 years ago has been unearthed at a Scottish archaeological...

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