Tombstones and Tales Teachers Pack

Tombstones and Tales at Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards. A learning resource aimed at upper primary and BGE S1-S3 history students. It includes background information, learning activities and additional support materials.

Stories in Stone

Within every historic graveyard, behind every gravestone there are fascinating stories from the past. Stories in Stone, a new learning resource for Greyfriars Kirkyard, explores some of these stories. Stories that uncover Scotland’s links to colonialism and the trade in enslaved African people.

Chatterpast

The Chatterpast education resource, part of the Co-Producing Tolerant Futures through Ancient Identities project, promotes a more nuanced and less binary interpretation of the Iron Age and Roman past at heritage venues and in primary school classrooms.

Exploring Artefacts

Explore the stories behind the objects with this series of downloadable resources from Archaeological Illustrator, Thomas Small.

Making Lasting Impressions: Greyfriars Kirkyard

Discover Greyfriars Kirkyard using these fun resources created by Edinburgh World Heritage, Archaeology Scotland and young people from 6VT Youth Café designed to help visitors explore and reflect on their visit to Scotland’s most famous graveyard.