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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

View of South Aisle inside Rosslyn Chapel
  • Selected dates until Tuesday 1 October 2024
  • John Sinclair House
  • Exhibition
  • Technical Level:
  • Materials, Art and design
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Rosslyn Chapel & Scottish Antiquaries

An exhibition of images from the HES archive exploring the fashion for antiquarianism in Scotland and the lure of Rosslyn Chapel.

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth Caterpillar hanging upside down from a branch with yellow flowers
  • Wednesday 10 July 2024
  • Holyrood Park
  • Free Weekend/Open Days
  • Technical Level:
  • Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Magnificent Minibeasts

Join rangers for minibeast hunts and insect surveys

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.

A woman holding her hand out with red roses, and grounds with trees covered in slow in the background
  • Friday 19 July 2024
  • Stirling Castle
  • Theatre and Music
  • Technical Level:
  • Theatre, Highlights
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Beauty and the Beast

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for a brand-new telling of this classic fairy tale.

Three storytellers with Holyrood Park in the background
  • Saturday 20 July 2024
  • Holyrood Park
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Storytelling Saunter

Hear some wondrous stories from professional storytellers under the awe-inspiring peak of Arthur’s Seat.

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.

Two lego figures on a wall with a trolley of building bricks in the grounds of a cathedral
  • On until Sunday 11 August 2024
  • Elgin Museum
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

The BIG Elgin Cathedral LEGO™ Build

Your chance to help build a model version of Elgin Cathedral out of LEGO™

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!

A traditional stone wall of a building. The building is pointed with lime and there's a small card placed on the wall to help identify the lime type.
  • Tuesday 3 September 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Most technical
  • Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

What’s the point? A discussion about finishing walls with lime

In partnership with the Lime Finishes Group, we will explore lime finishes, what they looked like historically, how they evolved and performed. We will also consider the changes in current practice that may be required in response to climate change.

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