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Two peg dolls with balls of wool behind them

On until Sunday 2 November 2025
Edinburgh Castle
Living History
Technical Level:
HES, Edinburgh Castle
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Make a peg doll

Join us to create you own peg doll

Silhouette of a man holding a lantern up with his right hand

Friday 31 October 2025
Stirling Castle
Living History
Technical Level:
Halloween
HES
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Lantern Tours: Mystery and Malice

Join us for an eerie evening at Stirling Castle

Two people at a round table with afternoon tea and raising champagne glasses

Selected dates
Edinburgh Castle
Regional Events
Technical Level:
Highlights
HES
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Afternoon Tea Experience

Indulge in afternoon tea at the Tea Rooms Edinburgh Castle and enjoy a dining experience fit for royalty. FESTIVE THEMED during December

A black and white photo shows 14 men dressed in suits with black boots and flat caps. They sit and stand on the steps of a stone building with a slate roof.

Selected dates until Monday 2 March 2026
Stirling Castle
Exhibition
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HES
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Inspiring the Nation: 300 years of Libraries in Scotland

Celebrating 100 years since the 1925 National Library of Scotland Act, this exhibition explores the history of libraries in Scotland.

General view of Edinburgh Castle in strong sunlight

Selected dates until Friday 14 November 2025
Edinburgh Castle
Public performance
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Monarchs and castle life
Edinburgh Castle
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Gun Salutes

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

A person's hand picks up a small circular metal disc from a selection on the viewing platform of a microscope-like machine.

Tuesday 11 November 2025
Engine Shed
Lecture
Technical Level: Quite technical
Building Management, Materials, Architecture
Enthusiast, Professional
HES, Engine Shed, Learn
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Heritage Science at the Engine Shed

An introduction to the applied use of material science in heritage conservation in Scotland.

A black and white photo with two men walking through a street

Selected dates until Friday 18 September 2026
John Sinclair House
Learning session
Technical Level:
HES
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Unlocking the HES Archives

A celebration of material uncovered in HES Archives as part of the Move Ready Project

An arched, bricked corridor with bricks lying on the sides.

Monday 17 November 2025
Engine Shed
Learning session
Technical Level: Least technical
Enthusiast
HES, Engine Shed
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Using Archives to Explore Scotland’s Brick Heritage

This talk will use HES Archives to highlight the role of bricks in building Scotland's heritage.

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
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Traditional Building Maintenance with optional Stirling maintenance walk

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

A collage of maps and planning documents sitting on a table, with a pen. Some of the maps are historic, others modern Ordnance Survey versions.

Wednesday 26 November 2025
Engine Shed
Lecture
Technical Level: Quite technical
Structures & Components, Building Management, Architecture
Enthusiast, Professional
HES, Engine Shed, Learn
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Heritage Planning

We will provide an overview of the legislative framework governing how Scotland’s historic environment is managed and protected.

Selected dates until Friday 9 January 2026
Blackness Castle
Exhibition
Technical Level:
HES
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Traces of Empire

Working with community groups, this exhibition explores their experiences of the legacies of empire in Scotland, looking for ways forward and finding space to tell their stories.

Oblique aerial view centred on Lincluden College

Selected dates until Monday 16 February 2026
Aberdour Castle and Gardens
Exhibition
Technical Level:
HES
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Seeds of Time: Scottish Gardens 1600 to present day

Explore the history of Gardens in Scotland and what they tell us about the people who grew them and the world they lived in

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