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There has been SO much going on at the Backlands and Black Bull Close site that we hardly know where to start but we thought we would start with that for a headline. Together with Archeaology Scotland, DigIt Scotland and Immersive Minds we put on a wonderful day that allowed a very lucky group of…
A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles We are super-excited to be putting on an Edinburgh Fringe show at the Black Bull Close. From the age of sieges and chivalry comes a show about medieval love, adrenaline junkies and an insane quest for glory. Join comedian and archaeologist Paul Duncan McGarrity as he explains how life…
Thanks to everyone who came along to our Community Day on May 18th. The weather wasn’t on our side but we had a great day regardless with lots of people stopping by to hear more about our plans for the Black Bull Close buildings. You can read more about those plans here. On a very…
Thanks again to those of you who braved a rather dreich Saturday on 18 May to come along to our Community Day. We had ordered sunshine but it seemed to have arrived a day earlier than requested. The joys of outdoor events during a Scottish summer! Despite the greyness we had some great conversations around…
Restoration of the Black Bull Close continues in Dunbar, with one of the buildings now playing host to a stunning new chimney, painstakingly built by The Ridge Foundations team of Trainee Masons under the watchful eye of Masonry Trainer, Andy Stockdale. The newly lime-washed chimney is fully functioning and will one day feel the heat…
Reasons to be cheerful indeed….woop woop and huge thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund who have confirmed their further support of The Ridge and the Black Bull Close project with the announcment of funding for the second phase of development. Hip Hip Hooray! Last year (2018), we completed the the Clearance of the Close buildings making…
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