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Historic Scotland reported 1,692,611 visitors for June – August 2013, growth of 14.8% YoY

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2013-09-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — From June – August 2013, the organisation, which is Scotland’s biggest operator of visitor attractions, reported 1,692,611 visitors, an increase of 14.8% on the same period last year. Across the agency’s 78 ticketed attractions, records were broken at flagship site Edinburgh Castle – up 26% on 2012 for the period June –… Read the full news article

Historic Scotland received £3.5M from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to create new National Conservation Centre in Stirling

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2013-08-02— /travelprnews.com/ — Historic Scotland today announced that they have received initial backing for a £3.5 million bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to create a new National Conservation Centre (NCC) in Stirling. The sum is part of a £6.5 million funding package which will include £3 million from the Scottish Government’s Young Scots Fund…. Read the full news article