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News article Local pupils create a sea of poppies at Dryburgh Abbey

8 November 2024

Over 1,000 pupils made poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day at the burial place of Lady Haig

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A girl holds the stem of a fake poppy that's been created out of plastic bottle bases which are painted red and stuck to a metal stem. She crouches as she places it into the ground. There are more of these poppies planted into the grass and a ruinous stone abbey is visible in the background.

New exhibition exploring how folklore has shaped Scotland

News article

31 October 2024

Training initiative attracts new talent to heritage sector

Press release

28 October 2024

Have your say on priorities for Scotland’s heritage

News article

24 October 2024

New appointments to the HES Board

Press release

23 October 2024

Edinburgh Castle goes dark for the first time in 5 years

Press release

21 October 2024

Grants support skills, heritage and community assets

Press release

16 October 2024

New Learning & Outreach Framework Unveiled

Press release

7 October 2024

Exhibition showcasing Scottish rock art to open

News article

3 October 2024

HES to establish new national centre for retrofit of traditional buildings

Press release

1 October 2024

Review of Buildings at Risk Register published

News article

30 September 2024

Heritage talent recognised at Stirling ceremony

Press release

26 September 2024

Rare Robert Burns statue completes journey from South Africa to Stirling

Press release

16 September 2024

Essential conservation works begin at Kisimul Castle

News article

12 September 2024

Stirling Castle welcomes new exhibition connecting communities with heritage

News article

5 September 2024

A New Future for Edinburgh's Holyrood Park

News article

4 September 2024

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