Presented by Dr Amy Blakeway. Amy is a Senior Lecturer in Scottish History at the University of St Andrews. She…Continue readingLieutenants and Loyalty: How did Mary, Queen of Scots rule Scotland from an English prison?
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by Victoria Brown (Education Manager, National Mining Museum, Newtongrange) – 16 March 2023 Victoria began by outlining the huge scale…Continue readingA Mine of Information: Coal Mining in East Lothian
The Cockenzie Waggonway team do some amazing work around the county. Check out these videos of their recent walkover surveys…Continue readingInteresting Industrial Remains in Gifford
The Traprain Law Hoard
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The Abbey of St Mary: Reports & Papers
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Plasma spectrometry analysis (ICPS) of glazed floor tiles…Continue readingThe Abbey of St Mary: Reports & Papers
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. The society has been researching the history of…Continue readingAbbey of St Mary’s: Information Panel Installed
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. This trail leads to the site of the…Continue readingHaddington’s Abbey Trail
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Dr Alison Rosie of the National Records of…Continue readingA Queen’s Jewel Box: The 1566 Inventory of Mary Queen of Scots
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. In a very entertaining, lucid talk without visual…Continue readingJohn Kincaid, Scotland’s Witch Brodder
Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. The Abbey was founded by Countess Ada of…Continue readingThe Abbey of St Mary, Haddington: Beginnings