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A Ranger with a visitor crouched down by the loch looking at some wildlife and Linlithgow Palace in the background
  • Saturday 18 April 2026
  • Linlithgow Palace
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Nature, Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Spring Stroll

Join a ranger on a free guided walk around Linlithgow Loch

A timber door and window set into the side of a historic castle wall, made up of many intricate stones and shaped bricks.
  • Wednesday 22 April 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Conserving Timberwork and Timber Windows

A day focusing on the use and the repair of timberwork in Scotland’s buildings, with a special focus on traditional sash and case windows.

Portrait of Ann Cleeves and her new book
  • Friday 24 April 2026
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • External event
  • Technical Level:
  • Highlights
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Feature weight: 0

Ann Cleeves: An Evening at Edinburgh Castle

We're delighted to be welcoming number one Sunday Times bestselling crime author Ann Cleeves and broadcaster Nicola Meighan to Edinburgh Castle for a very special evening

Two Lego figures holding bricks. Landscape and a monument is behind them.
  • On until Sunday 3 May 2026
  • Prestongrange Museum
  • Community Event
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

The BIG Prestongrange LEGO™ Build

Your chance to help build a working model of the Cornish Beam Engine in LEGO™ bricks

General view of Edinburgh Castle in strong sunlight
  • Selected dates until Saturday 14 November 2026
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Public performance
  • Technical Level:
  • Monarchs and castle life
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Feature weight: 0

Gun Salutes

Join us at Edinburgh Castle for a number of gun salutes throughout 2023.

A row of whitewashed stone cottages with a long connected thatched roof. The doors of the cottages are blue, and they open directly onto a track road.
  • Thursday 7 May 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Vernacular Building Materials in Scotland

Discover a range of vernacular building materials used in Scotland and recent projects undertaken to understand their construction.

An aerial view of castle ruins, surrounded by grass and trees and a path leading up to the entrance
  • Saturday 9 May 2026
  • Bothwell Castle
  • Free Weekend/Open Days
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Bothwell Besieged

Come along to Bothwell Castle and join activities run by local groups!

An architectural drawing of a historical building as seen from the side view.
  • Wednesday 20 May 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Researching Scotland’s Buildings

An introduction to research sources and methods for architectural and construction history in Scotland.

handcrafted bees made out of wool with googly eyes
  • Wednesday 20 May 2026
  • Glasgow Cathedral
  • Workshops & Activities
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

International Bee Day Crafts

Create your own bee‑themed craft to take home.

A digital surveying camera mounted on a tripod overlooking a historic burial site next to the sea.
  • Monday 25 May 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Documenting Scotland’s Historic Environment

An introduction to a range of traditional and innovative methods for recording Scotland’s historic built environment.

Aerial view of a ruined abbey with lots of green grass and trees surrounding it
  • Sunday 31 May 2026
  • Dryburgh Abbey
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Nature
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Rangers on Safari (Dryburgh Abbey)

Drop-in activities and wildlife watching, with short expert-led guided walks

A tall grey castle surrounded by temporary fencing, with the entrance way boarded up with scaffolding.
  • Selected dates until Friday 5 June 2026
  • 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

Through a series of lectures and site visits over five days, explore the conservation of the Scottish built environment and traditional building skills.

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