Tag Archives: Highlands

Historic Environment Support Fund to fund nine heritage projects in the Highlands, Angus, Falkirk, Edinburgh, East Lothian, the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway

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Latest Historic Environment Support Fund recipients include a project to celebrate the oldest elm tree in Europe EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2022-Sep-02 — /Travel PR News/ — A monument dedicated to a descendant of Robert the Bruce, a project to celebrate the oldest elm tree in Europe and the development of heritage trails in the Highlands are… Read the full press release

Environment Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise partner to conserve the Heart of Neolithic Orkney site

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2019-Jun-13 — /Travel PR News/ — An ambitious new partnership to shape the future direction for Orkney’s World Heritage Site has been unveiled today (11 June 2019). The partnership brings together Historic Environment Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, who have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conserve the Heart… Read the full press release

Lonely Planet lists Scotland’s Highlands and Islands amongst top 10 ‘Best in Travel’ destinations for 2019

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EDINBURGH, 2018-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Scotland’s Highlands and Islands* have earned their place as one of the top must-see destinations in the world in 2019. Travel authority, Lonely Planet, has today (23 October) revealed that the regions have been listed amongst its top 10 ‘Best in Travel’ destinations for 2019 – the only… Read the full press release

EventScotland funds four 2018 events taking place in the Highlands and Scottish Borders and Aberdeen

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-Oct-24 — /Travel PR News/ — An outdoor light festival and a mountain bike endurance event are among the events set to benefit from a share of £49,500 from EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate. The four events, taking place in the Highlands and Scottish Borders and Aberdeen, have been awarded grants from… Read the full press release

This year’s Outlandish Gathering to see more than 200 Outlander fans in the Highlands this weekend

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, 2017-May-17 — /Travel PR News/ — More than 200 Outlander fans will gather in the Highlands this weekend for this year’s Outlandish Gathering. Fans of the books and television series from 15 countries will gather at the MacDonald Aviemore Resort this Friday 19 May until Sunday 21 May. The event is once again… Read the full press release

Fionn Lodge in the Highlands receives VisitScotland’s Five Star B&B Quality Assurance award

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, 2016-Oct-18 — /Travel PR News/ — A boutique bed & breakfast overlooking the first green on the Royal Dornoch Championship golf course has achieved VisitScotland’s highest Quality Assurance (QA) grading. Fionn Lodge in the Highlands was awarded the national tourism organisation’s Five Star B&B QA award at its first ever grading. Situated in… Read the full press release