Aberdour Castle & Gardens

Abderour Castle is one of the oldest standing castles in Scotland. Explore the castle, charming walled garden, St Fillan's Church and Silver Sands Beach.

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House of the Binns

The House of the Binns (house of the hills) is a 17th-century historic house set in 200 acres of beautifully landscaped parkland with panoramic views.

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Blackness Castle

Blackness Castle is one of Scotland’s most impressive strongholds. Over the years, it’s served as a royal castle, prison, armaments depot and film location.

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Queensferry Crossing Facts & Figures

Discover record-breaking facts & figures about the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland - one of the Forth Bridges.

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Queensferry Crossing: Procurement & Construction

Find out about the procurement & construction of the Queensferry Crossing, one of the largest procurement projects ever undertaken in Scotland.

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Why reaching deck level matters

Find out why reaching deck level is a real marker in the tower works for the Queensferry Crossing.

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Getting a Sheerleg-up from Taklift 6

Read about Taklift 6, the enormous sheerleg marine crane, operating back and forward from the Rosyth dockyard out to the Queensferry Crossing towers.

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Hit the north: the "other' viaduct set to take the spotlight

Read about work on the North Approach Viaduct (NAV) for the Queensferry Crossing.

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Tonnage fan club

Read the latest Queensferry Crossing construction update - pouring the concrete, positioning and fixing the deck segments and preparing the stay cables.

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Iain Murray

Meet the Operations Director for Employer's Delivery Team (Queensferry Crossing)

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Naming the Queensferry Crossing

Find out how naming the Queensferry Crossing was put to a public vote.

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The Forth Bridge Builders

Find out about the designer, engineer and contractor who were key in the building of the iconic Forth Bridge in Scotland.

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Building the Forth Bridge

At the peak of work, about 4,600 men were employed in building the Forth Bridge. They were known as 'the Briggers'.

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Cautious Optimism for Queensferry Crossing Ice Mitigation

Queensferry Crossing engineers are optimistic at the results of recent tests of methods to mitigate against ice accreting on the bridge’s cables and towers.

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Going Forth Down Under

Ever since the Forth Bridge was completed and then opened in 1890, its iconic power has been such that it has cropped up in all sorts of unexpected places.

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