2009 Heritage News
Fire engine's last call is to museum
Dounreay’s specialist fire engine has been called out for the last time - to head for a new life in a museum for historic vehicles.
Photos uncovered of Duke of Edinburgh at Dounreay
Forgotten photographs have emerged of a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh to Dounreay during its construction in October 1957.
Youngsters debate future of sphere in heritage consultation
Young people in Caithness are being encouraged to have their say on which aspects of the Dounreay former nuclear research facility should be preserved for posterity.
Dounreay to become UK's first nuclear heritage project
Within a few years, much of the experimental nuclear site at Dounreay will disappear from the landscape.
Fifty years of flight at Dounreay
Fifty years of aviation history at Dounreay are captured in a new section of the dounreay.com website.
Archive film of Dounreay released on internet
Historic film of the construction of Britain’s experimental fast breeder reactor at Dounreay can now be viewed on the internet.
New on-line photo library reveals Queen Mother inside DFR
A unique photographic record of the Queen Mother at the cutting edge of Britain’s quest for nuclear energy 50 years ago has been published for the first time.
Retiring firefighter finds new home
A unique fire engine specially made to tackle radioactive metal fires at Dounreay has been saved from the scrap heap, thanks to a group of local vehicle enthusiasts.
Nostalgic return for 1956 apprentice
Donald and Alaine Mackay dropped into the dounreay.com information office in Thurso during their holidays.
Royal seal for Dounreay's place in Highland history
Prince Charles has set the royal seal of approval on a £4 million project that secures the story of Dounreay in the history of the Highlands.
Heritage agency in talks with site
Officials from Dounreay and Historic Scotland met today for talks about a heritage strategy for the site.
Concern about castle condition
Consulting engineers Cruden Associates are carrying out a structural survey of the 16th century Dounreay Castle.
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