Now that we've re-created Parliament Square we can explore some of its surroundings. There's a really intriguing close beside St Giles... And in this blog we're going to see some dramatic reconstructions of it. A close is the Scottish name for a passageway between buildings, which sometimes widens out into a courtyard. The passage can also be called a vennel. The one we're interested in is a narrow gap (just right of centre above the Guard's head in the top picture) which sta

For the past few years I've been searching for the lost Scottish Parliament. Now I've stumbled across something shocking, because its...

There are precious few images surviving of the old Scottish Parliament. But now a vital clue allows Parliament Square to be completed....

So far we've tracked down parts of the old Scottish Parliament, in Edinburgh and down to the Borders. Now it's time to put them back...

Last time we found some promising pieces of masonry - but to see more we might need to head into Abbotsford and lift our eyes...

The hunt for remnants of the old Scottish Parliament has taken us to Arniston House. But now we must head further south - to Abbotsford....

The gardens at Arniston House have revealed more of the old Scottish Parliament. But one vital piece is missing. Join me on the trail......

The search for more remnants from the old Scottish Parliament Hall continues at Arniston House.

Remarkably there are significant parts of the old Scottish Parliament still in existence if you know where to look. Let's take stock of...

The question posed in the last blog was - what is the area in the de Gueudeville print which looks like a balcony? Our assumption so far...

There is only one picture of the old Scottish Parliament in session, and what it reveals is both intriguing and baffling. The...

Although most of the exterior of the old Scottish Parliament is hidden there are still remarkable remnants if you know where to look....

So now we have uncovered part of the facade of the Old Scottish Parliament building. But what can we read into the stones? The pattern is...

So we know that Parliament Hall still exists, but the hidden remains are more astonishing than I could have imagined... We've discovered...

There used to be a Scottish Parliament before it was dissolved by the Act of Union in 1707. Astonishingly, the building still exists -...

Let's start with a quick glimpse into how the 3D modelling is done. The process is totally laborious! But here's how the magic happens......