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Scottish Tartans. Adam.

3 October 2024 · 0

The name Adam was very popular in England in the 14th century, and was also found in Scotland...

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Scottish Architecture. The Knap of Howar.

1 October 2024 · 0

The Knap of Howar (/ˌnæp ˌɒv ˈhaʊər/) on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern...

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Infamous Scots. Madam Dora.

29 September 2024 · 1

Dora Noyce (born Georgie Hunter Rae, 1900[–1977) was a Scottish brothel keeper (“madam”) based in Edinburgh. Early life Born Georgie Hunter Rae in Rose...

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Worldwide Murder Mysteries. USA.

25 September 2024 · 2

The Wonderland MurdersUSA. Photo credit: allthatsinteresting.com The Wonderland murders had sex, drugs, and lots of violence—the perfect recipe for...

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Scottish Architecture. Cairn.

23 September 2024 · 2

Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty...

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My Poetry. Whispers of Flowers.

17 September 2024 · 3

In the garden’s quiet hours,Softly bloom the tender flowers,Dressed in hues of dawn and dusk,Woven from the earth’s...

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Famous Scots.Tommy Douglas.

11 September 2024 · 7

Voted “the Greatest Canadian” in 2004, the diminutive Tommy Douglas was in fact born in Scotland and spent...

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Scottish Tartans. Adair.

5 September 2024 · 7

The name Adair originates in Renfrewshire when Thomas Edzear had a charter of the lands of Kildonan in...

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Infamous Scots. Frank Mcphee.

25 August 2024 · 3

Frank McPhee (21 October 1948 – 10 May 2000) was a long-time Glasgow gangland boss. McPhee was reported to have built...

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My Poetry. O Ancestor O mine.

23 August 2024 · 12

Beneath the soil where roots entwine,In silent earth, where echoes shine,Lies the pulse of ancient days,In whispered winds,...

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Scottish Mysteries. Lag.

17 August 2024 · 10

Grierson of Lag Scotland is a land of myths, ghosts, kelpies, spirits and the supernatural, The story of...

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