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SALTIRE FLAG HERITAGE CENTRE IN ATHELSTANEFORD , SCOTLAND. Opened on Monday, May 19th 1997
When the SCOTTISH FLAG TRUST launched the 1992 appeal to restore the SALTIRE MEMORIAL at ATHELSTANEFORD, it was quite unprepared for the generosity of the response. ( You too can become a " Friend of the Scottish Flag Trust " ) Over £8,000 was
raised, with contributions
from hundreds
of individuals from all parts of Scotland and abroad, as well
as from companies and local authorities. Many donors expressly asked
that any surplus money
should go towards the establishment of a Initial efforts to purchase
a derelict cottage
in the Main Street were unsuccessful, Doo'cot..dovecot, a
pidgeon house. Adjacent and to the north
of the churchyard,
The building is accessed on
foot through the churchyard.
Structural work to renovate
the doo'cot took place over the months prior to A Visitor Interpretation
Facility has been installed
in what must be the most unusual The Heritage centre was officially opened on When to visit:- The centre is open
from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily, How to get there !
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Suggested links that you may wish to follow:- The SALTIRE MEMORIAL ' FRIENDS ' of the SCOTTISH FLAG TRUST The LION RAMPANT, Scotland's other flag. The THISTLE, SCOTLAND ' s NATIONAL EMBLEM. ATHELSTANEFORD its place in Scottish History.
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