Scottish Architecture. Victoria and Albert. Museum.
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum...
A Blog of Poetry, Short Stories and Everything Scottish.
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum...
Hey folks, enjoyed the last presentation of music?, here is more, enjoy. Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music....
The Covenanter government of Scotland had allied itself with the English parliament and had entered the war in England in...
Originally created in Arbroath, these haddock go through a traditional process dating back to the 1800s. First, they’re salted overnight...
Hamilton Academical Football Club, commonly referred to as Hamilton Academical or simply Hamilton, is a professional football club based in...
Arthur’s Seat is an extinct volcano which is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood...
Paisley (/ˈpeɪzli/ PAYZ-lee; Scots: Paisley, Scottish Gaelic: Pàislig [ˈpʰaːʃlɪkʲ]) is a town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city...
BRENDA PAGE The brutal murder of Dr Brenda Page remains one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved cold cases. It is...
To a Mouse. 0n Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough,November, 1785 Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie, O,...
Mountains tall, rivers flow, Tall Trees proud, colours aglow, Whistling birds, melodic in tune, High banked sand, in the shape of...
The turbulent life of James I started as it meant to go on. In 1406 James’ father, King Robert III,...
Duke of Rothesay. David Stewart (24 October 1378 – 26 March 1402) was heir apparent to the throne of Scotland from 1390 and the first Duke...
Murder Of A MathematicianNetherlands. Dutch mathematician Willem “Wim” Klein was noted for his remarkable feats of mental arithmetic, earning him...
Another adventure from the Broons Family. In comic form. Facebook welcome.
William Adam (1689 – 24 June 1748) was a Scottish architect, mason, and entrepreneur. He was the foremost architect of his time in...
Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were...
Macbeth (Medieval Gaelic: Mac Bethad mac Findlaích; Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh; nicknamed Rí Deircc, “the Red King”; c. 1005 – 15 August 1057) was King of Scots from 1040...
The Battersea Flat MurderEngland. Thomas Weldon Atherston (real name Thomas Anderson) was a stage actor who met a curious demise in London’s...
A pilot on an endless flight Is amazed by the wonderous light gathering momentum as his aeroplane glides Watching the...
Our cousins lived not too far away from us, they were pretty comfortable off, both their parents worked so it...
I heard a fly Buzz. Emily Dickinson, 1830 – 1886 I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – The...
In the early days Edinburgh, well pretty much everywhere wasn’t the most hygienic of places, disease was rife, bad sanitary...
Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of...
Hey Friends. Hope you enjoyed the last piece, here is a beautiful piece called “Dance of Life” Enjoy. Facebook welcome.
The Battle of Carberry Hill took place on 15 June 1567, near Musselburgh, East Lothian, a few miles east of...
This tartan was first mentioned by Wilsons of Bannockburn in 1805. They say it was named after Sir Ralph Abercrombie...
Inverness (/ɪnvərˈnɛs/ (listen); from the Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis [iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ], meaning “Mouth of the River Ness”; Scots: Innerness) is a cathedral city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre...
The Death Of Sharron PriorCanada. On March 29, 1975, 16-year-old Sharron Prior left her home in Montreal to meet friends at a...
When you forget to call my name I forgive you when you don’t put out the trash I forgive you....
William Brodie (28 September 1741 – 1 October 1788), often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild,...
Kenneth MacAlpin (Medieval Gaelic: Cináed mac Ailpin, Modern Scottish Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein; 810 – 13 February 858), known in most modern regnal lists...
James Chalmers (2 February 1782, in Arbroath – 26 August 1853, in Dundee) was a Scotsman (buried on 1 September 1853 in plot 526 Dundee Howff)...
The Romans began military expeditions into what is now Scotland from about 71 AD. In the summer of AD 78 Gnaeus...
Gilbert Balfour lived from about 1520 to 1576. He served as Sheriff of Orkney and is chiefly remembered for his...
(1812 – 1878) Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith who is credited with the invention of the pedal bicycle. Kirkpatrick Macmillan...
The Wonderland murders had sex, drugs, and lots of violence—the perfect recipe for one of the darkest moments in Hollywood. During...
Doon the close and up the stairsBut an Ben wi Burke and HareBurke’s the butcherHares the thiefKnox the man who...
This is a large and eye-catching vintage / pre-loved Scottish Sterling Silver Brooch. It takes the style of an earlier...
Sheila And Katherine Lyon. The year was 1975. Sheila and Katherine Lyon were supposed to meet friends for a day...