Find out about the Stevenson Family and how they helped to construct the majority of Scotland's lighthouses
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- 03 August 2026
The tragic incident of three lightkeepers going missing from the Flannan Islands Lighthouse.
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- 03 August 2026
A list of secondary sources useful in researching the history of lighthouses in Scotland.
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- 03 August 2026
A closer examination of the role of the lightkeeper and their living conditions
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- 24 July 2026
The changing role of lighthouses during time of conflict
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- 24 July 2026
Find out how and why the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses were established.
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- 22 July 2026
How was the 'impossible' Bell Rock Lighthouse constructed?
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- 22 July 2026
We look into the NRS' archives to find out more about Scotland’s efforts in previous World Cup tournaments.
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- 05 June 2026
Tracing poets Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch through the archives of the National Records of Scotland.
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- 07 May 2026
Jessie Chrystal Macmillan was a woman of firsts: the first woman to graduate from the University of Edinburgh with a degree i...
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- 07 May 2026
The Bell Rock is the world’s oldest working sea-washed lighthouse.
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- 06 May 2026
This February, we're marking LGBT+ History Month Scotland, using our rich collection of archival material, to tell the forgot...
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- 09 May 2025
The Battle of Jutland was fought from 31 May to 1 June 1916 between British and German naval forces.
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- 01 November 2024
Commemorating Charles Whitehead Yule
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- 01 November 2024
Profiles of Scottish soldiers who fought at the Battle of Loos in 1915.
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- 01 November 2024
