Pubs in Scotland. Biddy Mulligans.
Edinburgh. Right in the centre of the iconic Grassmarket lies Biddy Mulligans, best known around the world for bringing Ireland...
A Blog of Poetry, Short Stories and Everything Scottish.
Edinburgh. Right in the centre of the iconic Grassmarket lies Biddy Mulligans, best known around the world for bringing Ireland...
Happy Christmas from OOR WULLIE and me, thanks for all your kind support. have a good one.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FAE ME AND THE BROONS. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP.
Beware of the Dog. It’s said that whoever moves the standing stone near the village of Murthly in Perthshire will...
Newton Mearns (Scots: The Mearns; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr na Maoirne [ˈpalə ˈuːɾ nə ˈmɯːrˠɲə]) is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland....
John Abell (1653 – after 1724) was a Scottish countertenor, composer and lutenist. Life and career John Abell was born in 1653 in Aberdeenshire and by...
Patrick Carraher (1906 – 6 April 1946) was a notorious criminal from Glasgow. Known as “the Fiend of the Gorbals”, he was a...
SLEEPING GIANTS The Dwarfie Stane is a 5,000-year-old chambered tomb which was hollowed out before the invention of metal tools. Orcadian legend claims that...
A former village serving several farms and estates in the area, in the 19th century it developed as a residential...
William I, byname William The Lion, (born 1143—died Dec. 4, 1214, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scot.), king of Scotland from 1165 to 1214; although he submitted to English...
NOT VERY NEIGH-BOURLY Spirits resented human interference when stones from the Mains of Hatton Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire were removed to form...
Kilmarnock Football Club, commonly known as Killie, is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The team is currently...
FAIRY TALES The Ghillie Dhu is a male faerie who lives alone in the forest and camouflages himself using leaves...
The Orkney Islands drift just off the north coast of Scotland, and their miles of rocky coastline are teeming with...
PART OF YOUR WORLD In Scottish mythology, selkies can change from seal to human form by shedding their skin. At...
A beautiful history of Balmoral Castle. Scotland. Home of the late Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
A full list of Scottish Monarchy from Scotlands inception. More Posts on Kings and Queens of Scotland.
A video of Scotland and what it has to offer… More Scottish places of interest.
The Battle of Ronaldsway took place in 1275 at Ronaldsway in the southern part of the Isle of Man between a Scottish army and the Manx. The battle crushed...
FALLEN EAGLE Clach an Tiompain (‘The Eagle Stone’) is a 1,300-year-old Pictish symbol stone in the Highlands. In the 17th century,...
Sometimes referred to as the “Devil’s Pulpit,” Finnich Glen is a breathtaking natural gorge with a very interesting history. The...
Burntisland Parish Church (also known as St Columba’s, Burntisland) is a church building in the Fife burgh of Burntisland, constructed for the Church of...
Located on the corner of Deanhaugh Street in Stockbridge, Hector’s is a classic British pub within a friendly Edinburgh suburb. ...
This is a smart, small Vintage Scottish Sterling Silver Quaich from the 1960s. The quaich is of classic form with...
Erik William Chisholm (4 January 1904 – 8 June 1965) pianist, organist and conductor sometimes known as “Scotland’s forgotten composer”. According...
Thomas Aikenhead (bapt. 28 March 1676 – 8 January 1697) was a Scottish student from Edinburgh, who was prosecuted and executed at the age of 20 on...
Papa Westray (/pæpə ˈwɛstriː/) (Scots: Papa Westree), also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, United Kingdom. The fertile soil has long been a...
9. Huntly House, Canongate. Similar to John Knox House and Moubray House further up the Royal Mile, Huntly House features...
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in...
One of Scotland’s most visited attractions, the free Riverside Museum in Glasgow gathers together the history of transportation by land...
10. Moubray House 1500s, High Street. Sharing the same nook of the High Street as John Knox House is an...
Fine quality Georgian style mahogany tripod supper table by the high end Scottish cabinet makers Wylie & Lochhead of Glasgow...
The sieges of Haddington were a series of sieges staged at the Royal Burgh of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, as part of the War of the...