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Step aboard Queen Elizabeth II’s former floating palace and experience this iconic attraction for yourself. Rated Tripadvisor’s No.1 UK Attraction...
The Cameron of Erracht tartan was designed in 1793 by the wife of Donald Cameron for the 79th regiment that...
Antique Staffordshire Scottish Highlander Hunters 19th Century,Antique 1840s Staffordshire Porcelain,Antique Pottery. Facebook welcome.
Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. The club was founded in 1879. They are members of the Scottish...
The Fairy Flag of Dunvegan One of the most treasured possessions of the clan MacLeod is the famous Fairy Flag...
Oor Wullie is convinced there is some unhuman things going on. Facebook welcome.
The Disturbing Death of Elisa Lam. On Jan. 26, 2013, 21-year-old Canadian tourist Elisa Lam checked into the Cecil Hotel...
Marquessate of Tweeddale Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Argent, three Escutcheons Gules (Hay); 2nd, Gules, three Bars Ermine (Gifford); 3rd, Azure, three Cinquefoils...
Neolithic Farmers and Monument Builders The Neolithic Age is considered the New Stone Age. By 3,000 BC. The population in...
The distinctive and elaborate Anderson tartan can be found in many minor variations dating back to the beginning of the...
SaltcoatsScottish Gaelic: Baile an t-SalainnSaltcoats Town From top, left to right: Saltcoats Prom, and townscape, the North Ayrshire Heritage Centre, Saltcoats Pier,...
The Luckenbooth The Royal Mile, Edinburgh The Royal Mile is a long cobbled street that runs down from Edinburgh castle...
1911 Sorley MacLean Born. Sorley MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Somhairle MacGill-Eain, sometimes “MacGilleathain” in earlier publications) was born at Osgaig on...
1568 – Battle Of Langside Queen Mary’s reign was in tatters when she escaped from Loch Leven Castle on 2...
The Brahan Seer Living around the same time as the legendary Nostradamus was a farm labourer called Coinneach Odhar. His...
The Burrell Collection, set in the heart of Pollok Country Park, is an award-winning building and home to a unique...
St Machar’s Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland, located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St...
“The Gallant Forty Twa” is a traditional Scottish song associated with the 42nd Foot regiment known as the Black Watch....
It was late autumn, and the small town of Maplewood buzzed with anticipation. The American presidential election was only days...
In fields and forests, skies and seas,The animals roam wild and free.From gentle fawns in morning’s light,To owls that hoot...
Common throughout the highlands, islands and lowlands of Scotland, the prickly purple thistle has been Scotland’s national emblem for centuries....
Peter Buchan (4 August 1790 – 19 September 1854) was a Scottish editor, publisher, and collector of ballads and folktales. Biography...
Wemyss Bay Station The name Wemyss Bay is applied to two quite distinct places. The best known of them is...
The Battle of Happrew was a skirmish which took place around 20 February 1304, during the First War of Scottish Independence. A chevauchée of English knights, which included Robert de...
After millennia of timber cutting, Scottish forests now exist only as scattered pockets which are now rightly protected. These include...
The Gift. To pull the metal splinter from my palmmy father recited a story in a low voice.I watched his...
Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by...
Guid auld Horace is helping Paw oot wi’ public speakin’ in this week’s episode. Facebook welcome.
John Macvicar Anderson FRSE (11 July 1835, Glasgow – 9 June 1915, London) was a Scottish architect. He was born in Glasgow in 1835, the...
On the night before Christmas in 1945 in Fayetteville, West Virginia, George and Jennie Sodder were asleep with nine of...
This article presents the role John Knox’s leadership played in the success of the Scottish Protestant Reformation in 1560. John...
Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess...
Also Known as MacAgnew Designer: Agnew/Lindley Tartan date: 1976 Available in:Lightweight (Lochcarron) and Heavyweight Registration notes:Recorded in Lyon Court Book. LCB35 dated 17th...
Dun Troddan (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Trodan) is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland. It is...
– Lidded & hinged salt box with curved loop hanger, warm light and rich honey colours throughout.– Staved alternating light...