Bob Tevendale (Historic Scotland's Natural Heritage Advisor) explores the wildlife, plants and landscapes of Scotland's historic sites.
A priority for me this week was providing a couple of pages’ worth of content for a forthcoming guidebook for the Brough of Birsay, a tidal island just off the Orkney mainland. This is a must-see site for its archaeology …
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This week’s blog has been written by Jan Tapson. Jan is one of the many volunteer rangers who assist in the management of Holyrood Park, and has recently become involved in the ongoing wildlife surveys. The park is home to …
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The last blog highlighted the difficult business of transporting stone in medieval times. By coincidence, the same issue arose last week when I visited Ravenscraig Castle in Fife, where I noted the presence of wallflowers. The connection? Well, it is …
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Many of Scotland’s abbeys were founded in remote sites. This tradition dates back to the first religious hermits, who sought solitude for study and contemplation in the deserts of the Middle East. However, when building a monastery there was another …
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Over the past couple of weeks my work has taken me to some of the woodlands managed by Historic Scotland. Seabegs Wood on the Antonine Wall, Inchmahome and Caerlaverock woodlands all have one thing in common: at this time of …
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