Count those Castles

RESEARCH has revealed that almost half (49%) of Brits have never visited a Scottish Castle, VisitScotland is encouraging visitors to get castle-bagging.

The research - which comes as the 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology comes to a close - also reveals that the Queen’s Holiday Home, Balmoral Castle, is Scotland’s second best-known castle (53%) after the iconic Edinburgh Castle, which 80% of British people were aware of.

In total, #Scotland is thought to have around 3000 standing #castles, ruins and documented sites. Of these, about 1050 are merely sites, including those where a house has been built on the site of a previous castle and about 825 are standing ruins. At the last count, around 660 were in use (private house, hotel or wedding venue) and around 469 were open to the public, though some only for a couple of weeks each year.

Aberdour Castle in Fife and Castle Sween in Argyll are thought to be two of the oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, dating from around 1200 and the youngest castle in Scotland is thought to be Carbisdale Castle which was built in 1907.

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Catching crabs 101!

RESEARCH by Visit North Norfolk has revealed that many adults and children do not know traditional skills such as using a compass or flying a kite.

To address this knowledge gap, Visit North Norfolk has created a series of films and guides showing how to carry out traditional outdoor pastimes, what you will need, and where to go.  Its campaign, 'Nip to North Norfolk' has six films focusing on:

• Spotting and naming clouds 
• Building a sandcastle 
• Catching a crab 
• Mooring a boat 
• Beachcombing 
• Using a compass. 

Accompanying the films are downloadable guides.

To see the films go to www.visitnorthnorfolk.com

Kayla Dunne at Visit North #Norfolk said: ‘We were quite surprised our research findings highlighted that many people did not know have these traditional skill. Activities such as beachcombing, finding your way using a compass, crabbing or building a sandcastle, are enjoyed by all ages and are a great way to enjoy the North Norfolk #coast and the #countryside.’

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