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Black and white photo of a large magnifier over a photo to show it in greater detail.
2 Jun 2020

Photo forensics – teasing out the details

Canna archivist Fiona Mackenzie shows how research helps to fill in the details of the Margaret Fay Shaw photographic collection catalogue in Canna House.

A view of a panel on a wooden painted ceiling. It shows a classical woman with urns and plants. There is Latin text at the top and Scots text at the bottom.
1 Jun 2020

16th-century lessons to live by from Culross Palace

Painted on the wooden ceiling of Culross Palace in Fife are 16 allegorical scenes that contain life lessons and moral codes.

A group of people stand and sit on a cliff top. In the background are dramatic cliffs and a blue sea, with white waves crashing against the rocks.
1 Jun 2020

A huge thank you to our supporters

In the midst of these challenging times, we want to say a big thank you to all those who are supporting us – it means the world to us.

A close-up of a stone statue, standing against a blue sky background. The statue is of a kilted man, wearing a sporran and bonnet, and carrying a sword at his side.
27 May 2020

Teaching resources on Scotland’s history shared online

Resources are now available on Google Classroom to support online teaching during COVID-19.

A large round stone cairn stands in the middle of a battlefield. Mountains and forests can be seen in the distance.
26 May 2020

Renewed threat to Culloden Conservation Area

We’re opposing a new attempt to develop Treetops Stables, Faebuie, Culloden Moor as a holiday complex.

Three children in bunny outfits running in front of a large house.
22 May 2020

An eggs-cellent use of our Easter egg mountain

When the coronavirus pandemic cancelled our Easter egg hunts, we needed to find homes for 38,000 chocolate treats.

The common entrance to a red sandstone tenement block, with steps leading up to the front door.
20 May 2020

A guide to exploring Glasgow tenements

How many of these features can you find in your tenement flat?

A black and white photo of a man in a diving suit with flippers, standing on a pebbly beach. A steep rock face can be seen in the background.
20 May 2020

Through the eyes of: a diver, photographer and volunteer

There’s not much that Jack Laws doesn’t know about St Abb’s Head, above and below the waves.