England's Lost Country Houses | Lost Heritage
Sadly, houses were being lost across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Whilst Lost Heritage focuses on England, other projects help record these losses in other nations. Scotland Scotland's Lost Country Houses. Created and updated by Dr Alastair Disley to record the losses in Scotland. Wales The Welsh Country House / Lost Houses
Scottish cultural traditions ‘at risk of being lost’ to time
2023年11月7日 · Experts at University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) are exploring aspects of Scotland’s intangible cultural heritage, aspects of culture which do not exist in physical form but are passed down through generations. This includes folklore, traditional music, oral history and practices such as peat cutting.
Complete list of lost English country houses | Lost Heritage
Complete list of lost English country houses Current total: 1,999 The English country houses listed below have been demolished, severely reduced in size, or are ruined since 1800.
Scotland's Lost Country Houses
Scotland's country houses vary from elegant neo-classical mansions to the high Victorian drama of Scots Baronial. Over 500 have been lost over the past 150 years, and this website aims to document them. You can browse the list of houses via the alphabetical lists (top of page) or the Google site search box (top right).
Lost Lanarkshire Castle Site Investigated by Archaeologists and …
Clutha Archaeology Group is searching in a forest near Hamilton for the site of a lost medieval castle which may have been destroyed by forces opposing Mary, Queen of Scots, a story which is featured in the latest Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland 2024 magazine (Credit: Clutha Archaeology Group)
Welcome to Canmore | Canmore
Details of over 340,000 buildings, archaeological, industrial and maritime sites across Scotland and beyond. Want to search by collection? Consult the online catalogue of photographs, drawings and manuscripts and view over 350,000 images. Want to search for a particular monument type, find out about objects or periods?
26 Abandoned Places in Scotland - Atlas Obscura
Discover 25 abandoned places in Scotland. This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile. This ruins of an abandoned Victorian-era mental health facility. The ruinous...
Edinburgh's lost street 'The Void' found behind a library door
4 天之前 · The £1.6m campaign to save the 200-year-old Scottish island home of great Arctic explorer. ... a segment of a lost street in Scotland’s capital where life was lived, ale was drunk and ...
Culture Scotland: Warning ancient skills and stories could be lost
2023年11月7日 · Culture and traditions that have shaped communities across Scotland are at risk of being permanently lost to time, it has been warned. Experts at University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and...
Destroying cultural heritage: more than just material damage
2015年8月21日 · Why should we protect cultural heritage? Societies have long sought to protect and preserve their cultural heritage, for reasons ranging from education to historical research to the desire to reinforce a sense of identity. In times of war and conflict, cultural identity and cultural heritage become all the more important.