Monday 14th February 2011
Explore prehistoric pursuits at Holyrood
Historic Scotland
Edinburgh’s most popular green space, Holyrood Park, is welcoming families to come along next week to discover and try out a variety of ancient skills and handicrafts that were once commonplace in Ancient Britain.
The Rangers Service based at the park is inviting visitors of all ages to the Education Centre on Queen’s Drive on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th, from 11am to 3pm, for ‘Hands On Holyrood: Prehistoric Pursuits’.
At the drop-in events – which tie in with the BBC’s ‘Hands On History: Ancient Britain’ series – visitors will be able to find out all about a range of ancient technologies and have an opportunity to get hands on by having a go at a range of activities such as wool carding, using a bow drill, and a quern stone (similar to a pestle and mortar and used to grind grain) and wool carding.
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