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Billy Connolly's Highland Retreat For Sale

The Dining Room at Candacraig With a price tag of almost £3 million pounds, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly's Highland baronial home in Aberdeenshire has been listed on the market. The 12-bedroom ...

Topics: Aberdeenshire, Billy Connolly, Candacraig, Clan Anderson, Corgarff, Glenbuchat, Kildrummy, Macnab, Real Estate

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Flodden Battlefield Grave Search Begins

by Nadine Lee

A memorial to the fallen at Flodden Archaeologists and volunteers are set to begin the search for body pits from Scotland's worst ever battlefield defeat. Beginning work in early September, archaeo...

Topics: Battle of Flodden, Excavation, Flodden, Home, Hume, Northumberland, War Graves

Why is Scotland so.... Google Reveals All

by Nadine Lee

Internet search giant Google has revealed questions the world wants to know about Scotland, unfortunately showing rather unflattering results. The auto-complete feature imbedded in the search engine ...

Topics: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Google

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Asterix Weighs in on Independence Debate

by Nadine Lee

Inspired by the Scottish independence debate, the latest Asterix adventure sees the comic book hero travel to Iron Age Scotland where he meets the Picts. Author Jean Yves-Ferri explained that the sto...

Topics: Asterix, Iron Age Scotland, Picts, Scottish independence

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Edinburgh Tattoo Delights Thousands

by Nadine Lee

Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle Throughout the month of August in Edinburgh, look up to the sky above Edinburgh Castle at approximately 10:30pm and you'll be greeted with a spectacular firework dis...

Topics: bagpipes, Edinburgh, Marching, Military Bands, Pipers, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2013, Scottish Regiments, The Lone Piper

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