UNIQUE, strange and surprising connections between Scotland and its European neighbours have been mapped out ahead of this year’s Doors Open Day.
The Scottish Civic Trust, in a project sponsored by the Council of Europe, discovered Robert Burns’s links to Slovenian poetry and how important Scotland’s scientists have been to Cypriot cheesemakers.
The project celebrates Scotland’s shared cultural heritage with Europe and is part of the trust’s celebrations for the 30th year of Doors Open Days in Scotland.
Doors Open Days are part of Scotland’s contributions to European Heritage Days which take place in 50 countries across Europe every September.
The launch of the project was marked by a reception at the Great Polish Map of Scotland at the Barony Castle Hotel in the Borders.
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