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Black and white aerial image with views over Arthur's Seat and Edinburgh Castle
  • Monday 27 January 2025
  • John Sinclair House
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 20

Edinburgh from Above

Aerial image highlights from HES Archive.

beautiful artificial lake covered with gorgeous lotus flowers
  • Saturday 4 May 2024
  • Cowdray Hall
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
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Grandmother Muse

British-Indian Photographer Arpita Shah will be in-conversation with Catriona McAra, Art Historian at the University of Aberdeen

Postcard of the Forth railway bridge seen from Fife, 1903. The view is taken from North Queensferry: the slipway for the ferry is in the middle of the picture.
  • Monday 22 July 2024
  • John Sinclair House
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • Archives
  • HES
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Wish You Were Here

Postcard highlights from the Archive of Historic Environment Scotland.

Soldiers convalescing in the Dining Room at Glamis Castle during the First World War
  • Monday 11 November 2024
  • John Sinclair House
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • Military and wars
  • HES
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WWI & WWII Commemorative Talks

Join us on Armistice Day for this special event as we hear from archivists from some of Scotland's most iconic locations - Glamis Castle, Mount Stuart, Blair Castle and Inveraray Castle.

A woman wearing a headset giving a talk. She wears a tshirt with 'Glasgow Science Centre' written on it
  • Selected dates until Sunday 9 March 2025
  • Stirling Castle
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
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Castles Rock Science Show

Delve into the science and engineering that underpin our amazing castles.

Aerial view of buildings on Picardy Place, Edinburgh
  • Monday 31 March 2025
  • John Sinclair House
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
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Picardy Weavers

This event has been cancelled

A tall grey castle surrounded by temporary fencing, with the entrance way boarded up with scaffolding.
  • Selected dates until Friday 6 June 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Introduction to Building Conservation Week

Through a series of lectures and site visits, this 5-day course will explore conservation of the Scottish Built Environment and Traditional Building Skills.

the ruins of a medieval abbey. It's a roofless structure but with significant walls still standing. It's surrounded by a grassy lawn and trees and seems peaceful.
  • Selected dates until Saturday 13 September 2025
  • Dryburgh Abbey
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
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Wildflower Wonders and other Wildlife

Discover the diverse habitats that flourish within Dryburgh Abbey's grounds.

A man in a kilt swinging a flaming fireball on a wire handle. A traditional ceremony held in Stonehaven on New Year's Eve
  • Thursday 25 September 2025
  • Online
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
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Scottish Traditional Folk Customs

Learn more about Scottish Folk Customs in this archives talk.

Close up of a gloved left hand of a restoration worker reaching out to touch an old fashioned slate roof. Some of the dark grey slates are not straight, with gaps in between.
  • Thursday 20 November 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Sustainability, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Traditional Building Maintenance with optional Stirling maintenance walk

We will explore how to reduce decay and damage in buildings with regular maintenance.

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