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Two re-enactors in the grounds of a castle battling with swords and a crew of 4 with cameras, videos and clapper board
  • Saturday 30 August 2025 to Sunday 31 August 2025
  • Blackness Castle
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Highlights
  • HES
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On Location

Join us as the castle to learn about the movie magic that brings history to life.

A stained glass window featuring a woman picking orange tulips
  • Tuesday 9 September 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Technical Conservation
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Conserving Scotland’s Stained Glass

A day focussing on the historic use of decorative glass in Scotland’s traditional architecture, with a special focus on conservation best practice.

A person demonstrating building energy efficiency to a group, using a display stand
  • Selected dates until Thursday 11 September 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Continued Professional Development
  • Technical Level: Most technical
  • Building Management, Technical Conservation
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed
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Level 3 Award, Energy Efficiency in Older and Traditional Buildings

Work towards a qualification in energy efficiency with our building conservation experts.

A bat flying at night
  • Saturday 20 September 2025
  • Linlithgow Peel
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Nature, Ranger Service
  • HES
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Go Bats!

Join us for a night time walk around the Palace and Peel as we search for Linlithgow's nocturnal inhabitants

Re-enactors dressed as Romans outside Kinneil House
  • Saturday 27 September 2025
  • Kinneil House
  • Free Weekend/Open Days
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
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Roman Doors Open Day

Come and view Kinneil House within a Roman encampment alongside medieval re-enactors and other family activities

Two children examining a brick on a table
  • Saturday 27 September 2025 to Sunday 28 September 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Free Weekend/Open Days
  • Technical Level: Least technical
  • Architecture
  • Family friendly
  • HES, Engine Shed
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Doors Open Day at the Engine Shed

Join us to explore Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre in Stirling.

An old looking industrial building in a neglected state, taken from just outside the open doorway. The brickwork is stained with some windows boarded up, and others broken. Weeds and small trees are growing on the grounds.
  • Tuesday 7 October 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
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An Introduction to Building Conservation

We will introduce you to the essential principles of building conservation in Scotland.

An aerial view of a castle surrounded by floodwater
  • Thursday 16 October 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Research, Sustainability, Technical Conservation
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Adaptive Re-use of Buildings

We will discuss climate change and the significant issues impacting Scotland’s historic environment. We will also examine the basic principles of making traditional Scottish buildings more energy efficient, with insights into current practical techniques.

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
  • Feature weight: 0

Heritage Science at the Engine Shed

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

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
  • Feature weight: 0

Heritage Planning

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

An ornate sequence of red and blue tiles on the outside wall of a building, with windows above and below.
  • Tuesday 10 February 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Historic Bricks and Tiles

An introduction to the conservation of fired clay products in Scotland’s historic built environment, with a focus on historic brickwork and tiling.

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