Heritage Lottery Funding is crucial to our work here at the Black Bull Close but let’s not forget the funding would not be available if it wasn’t for the YOU, the #NationaLottery players!! #ThanksToYou our work continues connecting the past, present and future of our wonderful built heritage in the heart of Dunbar. #ThanksToYou people…
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We built our site in Minecraft!!
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…
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Edinburgh Fringe Show comes to Dunbar
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…
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We got plans…..
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…
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Black Bull Close Update
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…
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