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National Museums Scotland Research Associate Sandy Hetherington with sample of the 410 million year-old fossil of Prototaxites

National Museums Scotland Research Associate Sandy Hetherington with sample of the 410 million year-old fossil of Prototaxites (credit Neil Hanna)

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Museums
Natural Sciences
National Museums Collection Centre
Rock crystal jar from the Galloway Hoard, image credit Neil Hanna

Rock crystal jar from the Galloway Hoard, image credit Neil Hanna

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National Museums Scotland
Two portraits of important members of the Chief of Clan Grant’s household are now on display in the National Museum of Scotland. The oil paintings by Richard Waitt were commissioned in 1713 by Alexander, the Laird of Grant, as part of a larger series depicting prominent clan members. Shown wea

Piper and Champion portraits (credit Duncan McGlynn)

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Scottish History and Archaeology
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National Museum of Scotland