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The Cameron Men
by Donald
The name Cameron originates from the Gaelic words 'cam', meaning wry or crooked, and 'sron' meaning nose, suggesting that the progenitor of the Clan Cameron had a crooked nose!
Cameron is one of th...
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Scottish Soldier's VC and Cannonball sells for £1/4m.
by Donald
A set of medals, including the Victoria Cross, and a cannonball, has sold at auction for £252,000, more than doubling its predicted £120,000 price. The medals, which were awarded to John Simpson Kno...
Battle of Prestonpans site changes
by Donald
A team of archaeologists led by Dr. Tony Pollard from the University of Glasgow's Centre for Battlefield Archaeology (Guard) have concluded in a report that the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans probably too...
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Battle of Prestonpans, Jacobite Rising
The Font Stone
by Donald
If you're walking through the Abriachan Gardens you will come across a heart-shape stone which is deeply embedded in the ground called the Font Stone. The flat rock has a hole in the middle which is f...
Topics:
St Columba, St Finian
The Westford Knight
by Donald
What is claimed as a carving on a glacial boulder in the town of Westford, in Massachusetts, USA, is argued to be proof that an expedition, led by Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, landed on the North...
Topics:
Earl of Orkney, Orkney, Roslin Castle, Rosslyn Chapel, Westford Knight
Stewart Stamp Series Issued by Royal Mail
by Donald
A new series of stamps by the Royal Mail have been issued, depicting each of the Stewart monarchs who ruled Scotland between 1406 and 1603, the year of the Union of the Crowns.
The series starts wi...
Bonnie Prince Henry?
by Donald
A portrait thought to be of Bonnie Prince Charlie, purchased by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery back in 1994 for £22,000, is in actual fact 'probably his brother', Prince Henry, the museum ha...
St Andrew's Day
by Donald
The 30th of November is celebrated by Christians across the world as Saint Andrew's day; remembering the day that Andrew, one of the Jesus' twelve apostles, was martyred by crucifixion on an X-shape...
John Ross - The Scottish Cherokee Chief
by Donald
John Ross was considered one of the greatest chiefs of the Cherokee tribe, having been chief for nearly 40 years from 1828 to 1866, the year of his death. However, John was not how many would have ...
Remains of Scot Soldiers Hoped to be Discovered in Lütz...
by Donald
Renowned archaeologist Dr. Tony Pollard will be hoping that the remains of soldiers from Scotland will be found buried in the German town of Lützen.
Under a modern-day supermarket in the east Germ...
Topics:
Battle of Lützen, Thirty Years' War
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