Scottish foods-drinks.(mince)
Mince and Tatties. Mince is the British name for ground meat, and it usually refers to beef. If you’ve ever...
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31 October 2022
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Scottish Towns-Cities. (Armadale.)
Armadale in West Lothian developed in the 19th century as a mining town with coal and ironstone and quarrying of...
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30 October 2022
Kings-Queens of Scotland. William III.
William III, also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of...
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29 October 2022
The Broons.(cauld)
28 October 2022
OOR WULLIE.(sae)
27 October 2022
Scottish Architecture. (riddle)
7. Riddle’s Court, Royal Mile. A hidden gem dating back to the 1590s, Riddle’s Court is a picturesque Category A-listed...
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26 October 2022
Infamous Scots. Walter Stewart.
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Strathearn and Caithness (c. 1360 – 26 March 1437) was a Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert...
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25 October 2022
Famous Scots. Kenneth Grahame.
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer famous for his stories ‘The Wind in the Willows‘ (1908) and the ‘Reluctant Dragon’....
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24 October 2022
Scottish Architecture. (croft)
6. Croft-An-Righ, Abbeyhill, Holyrood. In Edinburgh, there is a small area adjacent to Holyrood Palace referred to on street signs...
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23 October 2022
Scotland and its History. (20th Century.)
Douglas Haig and Ferdinand Foch inspecting the Gordon Highlanders, 1918. Scotland played a major role in the British effort in the First World War. It especially provided...
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22 October 2022
Scottish Architecture. (st giles)
Scottish Architecture. Founded in the 12th century, St Giles’ Cathedral can be considered one of Edinburgh’s oldest buildings. In its...
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21 October 2022
Scottish Battles. Siege of Berwick (1318)
The siege of Berwick was an event in the First War of Scottish Independence which took place in April 1318. Sir James Douglas, Lord of...
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20 October 2022
Scotland and its History. Crime.
Forty-five years ago, on the evening of October 15, 1977, teenagers Christine Eadie and Helen Scott entered the World’s End...
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18 October 2022
OOR WULLIE.(fitba)
16 October 2022
Scottish Architecture. Saltire Court.
Saltire Courts’ sweeping colonnade and grand circular tower form a memorable city landmark that unites the Exchange district and the...
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15 October 2022
Scottish Football Teams. Scotland.
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men’s international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments:...
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14 October 2022
Scotland and its History.(clans)
Collapse of the clan system. The clan system of the Highlands and Islands had been seen as a challenge to...
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13 October 2022
Scottish Places of Interest. Glencoe.
Glencoe or Glencoe Village (Gaelic: A’ Chàrnaich) is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of...
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13 October 2022
Kings-Queens of Scotland. Edgar.
Edgar or Étgar mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Eagar mac Mhaoil Chaluim), nicknamed Probus, “the Valiant” (c. 1074 – 8 January 1107), was King of Scotland from 1097...
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11 October 2022
Famous Scots. Jack Buchanan.
Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and...
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7 October 2022
Infamous Scots. John the Painter.
James Aitken (28 September 1752 – 10 March 1777), also known as John the Painter, was a mercenary who committed acts of sabotage in Royal Navy naval dockyards...
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6 October 2022
Scottish Bands-Music. Runrig.
Runrig were a Scottish Celtic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973. From its inception, the band’s line-up included songwriters Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald....
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3 October 2022