PRESS RELEASE
27 February 2007

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Skye set to host heritage exhibition 


Exploring Your Heritage, an exhibition from The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), will be on display at Portree Library, Portree, Isle of Skye from 2nd March until 7th April. 

The exhibition showcases RCAHMS' material through the introduction of different topics relating to the built environment of Scotland. Visitors can discover how housing, sense of place, industry, defence, urban developments, and the landscape contribute to the shaping of the cultural identity of Scotland.

Created as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund-assisted project, Exploring Your Heritage uses a variety of material including maps, current and historic photographs, aerial photographs, engravings, and architectural and technical drawings to illustrate the exhibitions topics. 

Exploring Your Heritage aims to inform visitors about the range of material that RCAHMS has to offer and to inspire them to find out more about the built environment that surrounds them in daily life. 

Exploring Your Heritage will be on display at the Portree Library, Bayfield Road, Portree from 2nd March until 7th April. The exhibition will be open to the public Monday and Wednesday 1pm - 8pm, Thursday and Friday10am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 1pm. 

For further information visit www.rcahms.gov.uk 

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For further information please contact
Kirsty Leiper on 0131 255 4646
kirsty.leiper@greatcircle.co.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

The Royal Commission builds and maintains a unique archive that paints a vivid and fascinating picture of Scotland through its built heritage.  This ever-growing collection currently contains some 2 million items, including photographs, maps, drawings and other documents pertaining to commercial and private buildings as well as archaeological and industrial sites.  Leading edge digital technology brings the archive to life and makes it freely available to personal and professional users alike, via the web or browsed in person at its premises in Edinburgh.  The Royal Commission also looks after Scotland's largest collection of historical aerial photographs, numbering some 1.5 million.