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John George Bartholomew. FRSE FRGS (22 March 1860 – 14 April 1920) was a Scottish cartographer and geographer. As a holder of a royal warrant, he...
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John George Bartholomew. FRSE FRGS (22 March 1860 – 14 April 1920) was a Scottish cartographer and geographer. As a holder of a royal warrant, he...
Eric Stuart Joyce (born 13 October 1960) is a Scottish politician, former military officer and convicted child sex offender. A former member...
Dear friends, I would like to thank each and every one of you for allowing me to hit the magical...
St Oran’s Chapel (Odhráin/Orain/Odran) is a medieval chapel located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Built...
Alexander III Coronation of King Alexander on Moot Hill, Scone. He is being greeted by the ollamh rígh, the royal poet, who is addressing...
The Meaning Of Stones Among the most popular types of art found across Scotland are ring-and-cup marks, which are patterns of concentric...
In fields of green and skies so blue,A loyal heart, forever true,A furry friend, both bold and free,This tale I...
In a quiet village nestled between rolling hills and lush forests, there lived a young woman named Elara. She was...
The Appin Murder On May 14, 1752, Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure was shot near the Scottish town of Appin....
Originally from Dumfries, in the Scottish Borders, Calvin Harris is a DJ record producer, songwriter and singer. In 2007, Harris...
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I...
Who Hanged Mark Devlin? In the 1830s, a ruthless gang of criminals who called themselves the Black Band dominated the...
Original Antique Edwardian Scottish Deer Hoof Pendant In A Silver Plated Acanthus Leaf Setting. Circa 1900.
The action at Lanark was an attack at Lanark, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence in May 1297. The Scotsman William Wallace led an uprising against the...
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish...
James Campbell Walker (11 April 1821 – 10 January 1888) was a Scottish architect in the 19th century, practising across the...
Thomas Dougal “Tam” Paton (5 August 1938 – 8 April 2009) was a pop group manager, most notably of the Scottish boy band the Bay City...
In the dark, somber days of World War II, amidst the chaos and destruction, there stood a soldier named James....
The Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands in School Wynd, at the edge of the village cemetery, in Abernethy, Perth and Kinross,...
William the Lion (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam an Leòmhann), sometimes styled William I (Uilleam MacEanraig; Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric) and also known by the nickname Garbh, ‘the...
Mary King’s Close is a historic close located under the Edinburgh City Chambers building on the Royal Mile, in the historic Old Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It took...
Once upon a time in the quaint town of Stanfold, there lived a young and imaginative girl named Amelia. She...
In the tapestry of existence, we find a shining thread,A tale of hope and love, where hearts are truly fed.It’s...
A world’s first in 1850s Edinburgh. The Edinburgh, Newhaven, and Leith Railway was short lived, but their line from the...
Pilot were a Scottish rock group, formed in 1973 in Edinburgh by David Paton and Billy Lyall. They are best known for their songs “January“, “Magic“, “Just...