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'Glencoe Massacre' coin hoard to be displayed in folk museum

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1015+ words) The pot and the coins inside it were discovered during an archaeological excavation in 2023 Coins possibly connected to a victim of the infamous Massacre of Glencoe are to go on display at a local museum. Almost 40 members of Clan Mac…...

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Work to turn Govan's Old Parish Church into museum to begin

19+ hour, 56+ min ago  (930+ words) The plan would turn the church into a museum and business complex Restoration work on the grounds of a Glasgow church which dates back to the 5th Century is set to begin. The Govan Heritage Trust aims to turn the area's…...

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Tour explores Coventry WW2 raids that killed 450 people

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (628+ words) The city suffered devastating attacks in April 1941, St Mary's Guildhall said A tour exploring part of Coventry's wartime history, in which more than 450 people died, will take place at one of the city's most historic buildings. In a raid on…...

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Figurehead that survived shipwreck off Shetland is restored

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (612+ words) The figurehead is known as the White Wife of Otterswick The figurehead of a sailing ship that sank off Shetland with the loss of four lives more than 100 years ago has been restored and placed in a museum. The German…...

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Explosive-filled shipwreck off Sheerness to have masts removed

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (680+ words) The masts on the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery can still be seen above the waterline A World War Two shipwreck, which went down off the Kent coast with 1, 400 tonnes of explosives onboard, is set to have its masts…...

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Funding secured to protect Dorset's 1, 000-year-old archives

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (591+ words) Archives at the Dorset History Centre will be better protected by funding awarded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Dorset's official archive service has been awarded more than "600, 000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Dorset History Centre (DHC), which is…...

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Blair Mayne: Priceless archive of SAS soldier may never be open to public

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1154+ words) A mural of Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was unveiled in Belfast in March An archive containing the belongings of Special Air Service (SAS) founder Blair 'Paddy' Mayne is unable to open to the public. The curator of the collection, David Mc…...

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Pictish royal 'power base' uncovered near Rhynie

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (618+ words) The discoveries made around Rhynie include a ceramic mould for making metal jewellery A tiny Aberdeenshire community was once a royal Pictish power base with trade links to continental Europe, according to the results of a 10-year archaeology project. Rhynie,…...

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Bowling alley dig set to uncover Weymouth's 13th-century origins

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (690+ words) The site was prepared in advance of volunteers arriving Archaeologists and volunteers have begun an eight-week dig to unearth the 13th-century origins of a seaside town. The former bowling alley site in Weymouth, Dorset, is known to contain the remains…...

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Booklet aiming to explain island culture published

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (430+ words) The booklet will be available at the States Greffe bookshop A new booklet has been published to help people understand Jersey's constitution, economy, culture and environment. The brochure, titled Jersey - a small island making big waves, was part of 48 recommendations…...