Oystermouth Castle reopens to the public
The Welsh Castle of Oystermouth has officially re-opened earlier this month, after the first phase of an ambitious project to improve access to…
British Library announces £9m campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel – the earliest intact European book
The British Library has announced an ambitious fundraising campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel for the United Kingdom. Created in the 7th…
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Twenty-five sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of…
New fight over the Battlefield of Shrewsbury
Robert Hardy, the veteran actor and a star of the Harry Potter films, is heading a campaign to save the site of one…
Cardigan Castle receives £4.7m grant
Cardigan Castle, which dates back to the eleventh century, has received a grant of nearly £4.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to…
Norfolk Graffiti project wins national award
A local community archaeology project aimed at discovering and recording examples of medieval graffiti has won a prestigious national award. The Norfolk Medieval…
Medieval Churches in England receive funding for repairs
Several medieval churches in England have received funding the Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage as part of their joint Repair Grants for…
13th century Welsh chapel to be restored
A chapel in the Welsh town of Llantwit Major has been awarded nearly £300,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to transform the ruined…
Scottish town of Dunfermline to get museum, art gallery
The Scottish town of Dunfermline, which is known for its medieval heritage, will be receiving £2.8million to establish a new museum and art…
Medieval walls of Kilmallock continue to be restored
Conservation work on one of Ireland’s most historic town walls is almost complete, Limerick County Council announced today. The local authority, through a…
£7.5m project to revitalize Chester Cathedral
The Cheshire West and Chester Executive Council has given the go-ahead for a £7.5m project that will bring major changes to the Chester…
Harlech Castle in Wales to get upgrades
Harlech Castle in northern Wales will soon be receiving new interpretation, presentation and visitor facilities, following the acquisition of the town’s Castle Hotel…
Battlefields, Historic Sites, to get heritage protection in Scotland
Scotland’s Minister for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop announced yesterday new legislation that will create an official registry of battlefields and assist in…
Dean’s Eye Window – the reconstruction of a medieval rose window at Lincoln Cathedral
Dean’s Eye Window – the reconstruction of a medieval rose window at Lincoln Cathedral By Geoff Clifton and Gary Willis The Structural Engineer…
Exeter Cathedral awarded £45,800
Plans to transform opportunities for education and research at Exeter Cathedral received a boost last week, thanks to a £45,800 award from the…
Repairs needed at medieval chapel in Bradwell Abbey
St Mary’s Chapel at Bradwell Abbey in Buckinghamshire, England is undergoing repairs with a temporary roof put in place make it water and…
New visitor centre for the Battle of Bannockburn
Scotland’s Minister of Culture announced today £5 million in funding to create a state-of-the-art visitor centre at the site of the battle of…
Sealing the Fate of the Newport Ship
The Newport Ship is at the heart of a new collaboration that gets underway this week between the University of Wales Trinity Saint…
Contested Identities: The Dissonant Heritage of European Town Walls and Walled Towns
Contested Identities: The Dissonant Heritage of European Town Walls and Walled Towns By David Bruce and Oliver Creighton International Journal of Heritage Studies,…
Sheffield Cathedral receives funding to promote its heritage
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given the green light to Sheffield Cathedral, the city’s oldest building, to work up plans to significantly…
Tour the City Walls of Dublin on your iPhone
Dublin City Council has unveiled a new iPhone App which gives a virtual tour of the medieval city walls of the Irish capital.…
Online Map shows Medieval Lincoln
A new map showing medieval Lincoln is now online. The medieval map, created by the City of Lincoln Council’s Heritage Team, gives historic…
Medieval Hall in Wales to be preserved, turned into holiday home
A medieval hall house is set to become a holiday rental home, after funding was provided to restore the property. The National Heritage…
New World Heritage Sites include medieval Albi, Tabriz
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which has been meeting for the last several days in…
The fabrication of medieval history: archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works
The fabrication of medieval history: archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works By Simon Thurley Lecture given on October 31, 2007 Synopsis:…