Article: Wilson backs Gaelic centre on Calton Hill

THE Old Royal High School building in Edinburgh, once described as a "nationalist shibboleth" and rejected as the site of the Scottish parliament, could become the symbolic home of Gaelic culture.

Informal talks have taken place between the City of Edinburgh Council, the Government and Gaelic pressure groups to create a cultural centre and Gaelic-medium school at the Calton Hill site.

The plan, put forward by an informal grouping of Gaelic supporters, was given an enthusiastic welcome last night by the minister for Gaelic, Brian Wilson. The idea is to combine the planned Taigh na Gaidhlig language and arts centre, which has attracted GBP 450,000 in Arts Council funding, with a Gaelic-medium ...

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