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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

Historic Scotland: apprentice given the chance to learn centuries old skills helping conserve one of Orkney’s most impressive landmarks

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2013-09-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — A young woman is to be given the chance to learn centuries old skills, to help conserve one of Orkney’s most impressive landmarks. Sophie Turner, aged 22 and a graduate in Photography and Film from Napier University in Edinburgh  will take up her chisel and begin a four year apprenticeship in stonemasonry… Read the full press release