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Progress on ‘Reviving the Trinity Stones’ (Jean Guild Grant project) Enthusiastic stone spotters, Alison Macdonald, Hetty Lancaster, Jill Harrison, Jill Powlett-Brown and Matthew Nicholas from
By: Jo Chapman
The story of The Maiden The Maiden, a guillotine-like device introduced to Edinburgh in the 16th century, remains a grim symbol of Scotland’s history of
By: Graeme Cruickshank
The year 2022 saw a double commemoration in the history of canals in Edinburgh. It marked the bicentenary of the opening of the Edinburgh and
By: Edward Duvall
Alexander Monteith: his petition for a ‘gift of bodies’ On 24 October 1694 Alexander Monteith petitioned Edinburgh Town Council for ‘a gift of the bodies
By: Jo Chapman
The Remarkable Tale of Margaret Dickson: The Woman Who Survived the Hangman’s Noose In 1724, a young woman from Edinburgh named Margaret Dickson was accused
The lost distillery at Burnhead, Edinburgh A study of the history of the south side of Edinburgh has revealed that a whisky distillery was established
By: Dr Graeme S Millen
Pickets, Bombardments and Spies: The Siege of Edinburgh Castle (18th March-15th June 1689) On a brisk and clear night, 25th March 1689, a soldier stood
By: Jill Harrison, Jean Guild Grant Awardee
The two year Reviving the Trinity Stones project will be an exciting combination of a treasure hunt and jigsaw puzzle.. It is enabled by a
By: Charlie Ellis, Jean Guild Grant awardee
Capturing vanishing Edinburgh history The Old Edinburgh Club has a mission to uncover and capture vanishing evidence of Edinburgh’s history. Table tennis is, I believe,