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The ScotsmanNews report · Aug 31, 10:45 AM
Milestone moment as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House
Experts set to move on to next phase of project to make building watertight
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Milestone moment as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House
The Herald (Scotland) and The Scotsman describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 31, 2026 at 10:45 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Experts set to move on to next phase of project to make building watertight.
The headline split The left frames it as "Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh reaches major conservation milestone". The center frames it as "Milestone moment as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
56/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh reaches major conservation milestone
The Herald (Scotland) · Center-left · News report
CenterMilestone moment as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House
The Scotsman · Center · News report
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The Herald (Scotland)News report · Aug 31, 10:26 AM
Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh reaches major conservation milestone
The National Trust for Scotland has completed the removal of original cement roughcast from Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh.
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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Aug 31, 10:03 AM
Milestone moment as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House
Details56/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
56/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 31, 10:03 AM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Aug 31, 10:26 AM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.
Aug 31, 10:45 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.