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Latest websites added:

1. Scotland and the Slave Trade
National Trust website with information and resources to introduce teachers and youth workers to using drama to learn about the slave trade.

2. Robert Burns's letters
This blog recreates the letters of Robert Burns from November 1787 onwards by publishing them on the days they were originally written. It is managed by the National Trust for Scotland to celebrate Burns’s 250th anniversary and raise awareness of its project to create a Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway.

3. Sacred Destinations
An ecumenical guide to more than 1,100 sacred sites, holy places, pilgrimage destinations, religious architecture and sacred art in 55 countries. In addition to richly-illustrated articles, Sacred Destinations has photo galleries with over 15,000 high-quality images plus detailed maps and practical travel information.

4. Pond Education Pack
Information about the free Pond Education Pack from Plantlife International - a charity dedicated exclusively to conserving all forms of plant life in their natural habitats, in the UK, Europe and across the world.

5. National Library of Scotland
Website of the National Library of Scotland, an information treasure trove of Scotland’s knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts and maps covering every subject

6. Skara Brae
A BBC website with learning activities that allow primary children to explore the world of Skara Brae past and present, and find out how archaeology is used to discover what life was like five thousand years ago.

7. Culloden
Information from the National Trust for Scotland on the history, politics and events surrounding the battle of Culloden, along with details of what you can see on the battlefield today and a description of the new visitors' centre and exhibition.

8. Visual Arts Data Service
Online access to visual arts resources from the UK focussing on images from fashion, design, architecture, arts and crafts collections and of historical prints, posters and banners. The images are copyright-restricted but can be used for personal, education and research purposes.

9. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Part of the Edinburgh, UNESCO City of Literature website which has information, teachers' and librarians' resources and activities for pupils, all related to the novel 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson, the focus of the 2008 reading campaign.

10. Loch Ness
Feature and activities about Loch Ness, its monster and the Scottish legend of the kelpie, with accompanying resources related to the release of the children's film, 'The Water Horse, Legend of the Deep', in early 2008.

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It should be noted that the inclusion of these web links does not in any way represent endorsement by Learning and Teaching Scotland. We are not responsible for the content of these external websites or for any subsequent links.

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