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A set of ornate black iron railings outside a row of tenement buildings. The railings have a central circular theme with a large leaf.
  • Tuesday 12 March 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Scottish Ironwork Traditions

An introduction to the use and conservation of wrought and cast iron in Scotland over the past three centuries.

Two young people leaning on a table are working together to point a camera-style piece of equipment at a stone.
  • Selected dates until Tuesday 9 April 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Free Weekend/Open Days
  • Technical Level: Least technical
  • Conservation
  • Family friendly, Enthusiast
  • HES, Engine Shed
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The Engine Shed Open Days

Join us to explore Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre in Stirling and learn about energy efficiency and retrofit of traditional buildings.

A group photo of mill workers
  • On until Sunday 30 June 2024
  • Stanley Mills
  • Exhibition
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Literature in the Factories and Mills

Explore the literary activities of Victorian factory workers as writers and readers, and how they used their writing to represent their experiences of working in a rapidly changing industry.

A multicoloured stained glass window featuring a design of a person with long hair looking to the left. They are wearing a cloak fastened with a red jewel and have a band of leaves in their hair.
  • Thursday 25 April 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Legacy and Light: Stained Glass in Scotland

Join us for a day of discovery and dialogue, bridging Scotland's stained glass past with its sustainable future.

beautiful artificial lake covered with gorgeous lotus flowers
  • Saturday 4 May 2024
  • Cowdray Hall
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Grandmother Muse

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

Painting of birds in the water and in reeds, and a fish jumping out of the water with birds flying over the water
  • On until Sunday 19 May 2024
  • Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
  • Free Weekend/Open Days
  • Technical Level:
  • Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Nature Weekend

Learn about the flora and fauna of Skara Brae 5000 years ago and have a go at spotting wildlife that lives in the area today!

General view of Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock
  • Saturday 25 May 2024
  • Tantallon Castle
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Highlights
  • HES
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Tantallon Heritage Trail

Join the rangers and castle stewards to explore the dramatic ruins of Tantallon Castle

Costumed performers holding weaponry and charging into a castle
  • Sunday 23 June 2024
  • Dumbarton Castle
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Military and wars
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Holding the Rock for Scotland

Gain an insight into the significance of Dumbarton Castle

A group of costumed performers dressed in period clothing playing instruments and singing on an outdoor stage on a sunny day
  • Wednesday 10 July 2024
  • Duff House
  • Theatre and Music
  • Technical Level:
  • Theatre, Highlights
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

As You Like It

Outdoor theatre performance by Folksy Theatre Company.

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
  • Feature weight: 0

Wish You Were Here

Postcard highlights from the Archive of Historic Environment Scotland.

Exterior view of Duff House
  • Selected dates until Sunday 25 August 2024
  • Duff House
  • Exhibition
  • Technical Level:
  • Art and design
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Masterpiece: Lord Byron by William Edward West, 1822

This artwork forms part of the annual Masterpiece series of paintings loaned from the National Galleries’ collections and will be on display in the Marble Lobby at Duff House.

Illustration of Sherlock Holmes looking through a magnifying glass
  • Wednesday 28 August 2024
  • Elgin Cathedral
  • Theatre and Music
  • Technical Level:
  • Theatre
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes tackles the most baffling case of his career in this cheeky but chilling adaptation. Performed in the great outdoors by Illyria, prepare for an evening of mystery and things that go ‘grrrr’ in the night!

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