Tag: Historic Scotland

Plans to build a housing estate on the edge of Culloden have sparked global outrage

Scottish News

Guest - January 9, 2014

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a housing estate on the edge of the Culloden battlefield have sparked global outrage. A petition set up to stop the...

Memoirs reveal clashes behind Military Tattoo

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - November 4, 2012

A DIRECTOR of Edinburgh’s Military Tattoo has revealed military policemen had to be brought in to deal with drunken pipers on the parade ground. Major...

Sweet-tooth thieves steal thousands of pounds worth of goods from Scottish castles and palaces

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 31, 2012

SWEET-toothed thieves have swiped thousands of pounds worth of goods, including confectionery, from some of Scotland’s most historic buildings. Famous castles and palaces – built...

Draughty old buildings could be history with pioneering new system

Scottish News

Guest - July 12, 2012

CHILLY castles and palaces in Scotland could become a thing of the past thanks to a heating experiment at a historic cottage. A revolutionary infrared...

Mason sues for £200k after being injured in moat fall at historic castle

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 27, 2012

MORE than 700 years since it defended Robert the Bruce's family against enemy armies, a Scottish castle's defences appear to have claimed another victim. One...