Tag: Historic Scotland

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland’s number one tourist attraction, welcomed  205,832 visitors to the Castle in August this year, making it the highest number of paying visitors to the Castle in a month since records began. ...

Historic Scotland has prepared the second of three tranches of Scotland’s most important battlefields to be considered for inclusion in ‘The Inventory of Historic Battlefields’, and includes Rullion Green in Midlothian on that list. The...

The Lindsay family has a long association with Edzell Castle. Join the Historic Saltire Society on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August from 12:00 noon until 4:00pm, as they return to the 15th century...

Discover devious plots and murderous intentions with Mary Queen of Scots and the Lords of Misrule at Aberdour Castle!On Sunday 24th July, from 12:00 until 4:00 you can see the colourful Royal Arrival of...

An innovative iPhone app launched by VisitScotland at the end of last year is sitting above the likes of Tripadvisor and British Airways in iTunes’ top free travel apps chart, boasting more than 15,000...

Half-price tickets to Edinburgh Castle for this weekend are still available in Historic Scotland’s great ticket giveaway – but as they are in great demand anyone who would like to take advantage of the...

Thousands of free tickets to some of the country’s finest and most fascinating heritage attractions – including five in The Lothians - are being offered in Historic Scotland’s special Spring promotion. The great ticket giveaway...

Excavations for the new Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo stands on the castle esplanade have unearthed remains of the historic boundary which once separated the town from the Castle. The old boundary wall was revealed by...

With St Andrew’s Day just over a week away, why not plan to celebrate Scotland’s national day with a visit to one of our country’s great historic sites?Historic Scotland is offering the perfect incentive...