Heritage

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Thousands of people lined Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile today to pay their last respects to the late Quee
Queen Elizabeth's cortege arrived in Edinburgh from Balmoral at around 4pm on Sunday 11th.
There will be two public Proclamations in Edinburgh to announce the Accession of The King.
King Charles III will be proclaimed at the Accession Council today at 10am in the State Apartments of St Ja
Helen White’s talk at the Sacred Arts Festival had been much awaited – the complications of Covid having pr
Discover our latest temporary exhibition, featuring everything from intestinal worms and bezoar stones to m
The Edinburgh Filmhouse is well known as being a base for
A Microsoft executive who promotes popular video game Minecraft for mainstream education and one of Scotlan
In the 1600s and 1700s the domestic kitchen and its products were the first port of call in the prevention
There are a number of events taking place in Edinburgh, during the long bank holiday weekend, marking Queen
Two hundred years after the first, 6-ton foundation stone was laid, the National Monument of Scotland is…
The event will begin at 6pm in our foyer with a wine reception.
Highland fiddler Duncan Chisholm and his band will kick off 
Also entitled ‘Theology in Stone’, this talk explored the sheer richness of the inheritance of church archi
Led by Tracy A Franklin, a team of Broderers with Durham Cathedral have been industriously working through
In 1845 the new Scottish Poor Law established a funded medical service for the registered poor.
Edinburgh Castle has won “Best Heritage Attraction” at the British Travel Awards for a fifth time. 
More than 120 buildings and landmarks across Scotland are lit up red this weekend to remember those who hav
Buildings and private gardens, many off-bounds to the general public during the rest of the year, throw ope