Harpelestane is it a historic recreation society that investigates and re-enacts fighting , arts, crafts and sciences from the dark to middle ages. We differ from most historical re-enactment groups in that we cover the time envelope of the fifth century to the sixteenth century.

Also our focus or is not to put on shows or demonstrations but to enjoy ourselves while recreating history. Our member’s personas represent everything from Knights of the War of theRroses, to Vikings from the ninth century.

Our activities include medieval armoured combat, renaissance rapier combat, archery, medieval and renaissance dancing, historical cooking (and feasts) and historical costuming. Anything that would have been done in the dark ages, middle ages or renaissance (barring things like pestilence and torture) can be done in the shire.The following pages show and describe some of the activities that members of the shire get up to.

The Shire of Harpelestane is the Scottish branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). Our members can mostly be found in the City of Edinburgh, where the shire originally started, in Fife, Glasgow or Aberdeen.