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The Traitors: Inside Ardross Castle where The Traitors is filmed

The Traitors has been back on our screen and viewers are loving the show’s Gothic castle as much as its twists and turns. We take inside...
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Rare Burns family needlework samplers returned to Scotland

Two rare needlework samplers thought to have been embroidered by Robert Burns’s sister and mother have been returned to the poet’s birthplace. The two samplers,...
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Cancelled Robert Burns manuscript could have put his career at risk

A scholar has discovered an unseen manuscript from Robert Burns which he believes could have cost him his career had it been published because of...
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Watch: Edinburgh International Festival releases film following local dancers

They stunned audiences with their precision performance at last year's Edinburgh International Festival. And now a short film has been released following three emerging Scottish...
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Rare Roman armour to go on display after experts complete ‘ancient jigsaw puzzle’

An incredibly rare piece of Roman armour from the second century has been reconstructed from dozens of fragments. The brass arm guard, held in the...
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Oldest known Scottish tartan brought back to life for people to wear

It was discovered 40 years ago in a peat bog after being buried for centuries. And now the oldest-known piece of Scottish tartan ever found...


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