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Amanda Moffet
New Bannockburn Heritage Centre for 2014
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This is an artists impression of what the site will look like when the centre is opened for the 700th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn in 2014. The Heritage Centre is currently a rather dre...
Topics: Bannockburn, battles
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Clan Donald Society wanting to restore reputation of 'F...
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The Clan Donald Society are looking to restore the reputation of one of the Victorian era's most celebrated soldiers, Major General Sir Hector 'Fighting Mac' MacDonald. In his hometown of Dingwall, ...
Topics: Army, Clan Donald Society, Hector MacDonald, MacDonald, Suicide
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'The Scottish Clans' e-book now available from ScotClan...
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Do you have a kindle? Because ScotClans can now proudly present an e-book version of their extensive clan histories. 'The Scottish Clans' features brief histories of over 300 Clans and Armigerous fam...
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Travel guide warns Vikings of hostile Scottish natives
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An Icelandic 'travel guide' from the 13th century gave warning to any Viking thinking of heading to 'Skotland' to do a bit of plundering that they should be wary of the aggressive natives with their i...
Topics: Iceland, Malcolm II, travel, Vikings
Amanda Moffet
St Brigid's Cross on Arran
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While traveling around Arran we visited Lamlash, a very pretty seaside village on the east coast of the island. Outside their parish church stands an unusual carved cross. The weathered carving sho...
Topics: Arran
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