Kelburn Castle Set to Reopen
by Nadine Lee
The seat of Clan Boyle, also known as the 'graffiti castle', is set to reopen after a five year £500,000 renovation. Kelburn Castle near Largs, North Ayrshire was closed in 2009 following a fire in ...
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Boyle, Castles, Scottish Clans, Scottish History, Scottish News
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Titanic's secret saviour - the Countess of Rothes
On the night that the Titanic sank, one woman, the Countess of Rothes, put the welfare of others before her own, working tirelessly to row them to safety. Angela Young tells her great-grandmother’s in...
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Titanic
New Japanese Tartan Design.
A brand new tartan has just been created for Japan. The colours reflect the spring blossom and the design also draws inspiration from Thomas Glover, the 'Scottish Samurai'. Glover was born in 1838 i...
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Tartan
Mohamed Al-Fayed - President of Scotland?
by Donald
Egyptian businessman and Harrods owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed has said that he wants to be president of an independent Scotland.
Al-Fayed, who owns a 65,000 acre Highland estate, is hoping that Scotland...
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Alex Salmond, Independence, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Scota, SNP
The Dog Suicide Bridge
by Donald
Near the village of Milton in West Dunbartonshire lies the Overtoun Bridge; an arch bridge which has become famous for the bizzarely large number of dogs who have leapt over the side to their death....
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Overtoun Bridge, Scottish Hauntings
The White Lady of Corstorphine
by Donald
The Lords Forrester were a principal family in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh. Their main home was Corstorphine Castle, a 14th century stronghold which, by the 18th century, was nothing but ruins,...
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edinburgh, Ghost, Scottish Hauntings
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Scotland's Most Haunted Castle Plays Down Ghost Stories
by Donald
Glamis Castle near Forfar in Angus is Scotland's, and one of Britain's most haunted castles. However it is trying to distance itself from the paranormal stories that the place is famous for, and ins...
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The Beaton Doctors of Mull
by Donald
The Beatons of Mull, the famous 'Ollamnh Muileach', were a family of doctors, whose origins can be traced back to Béthune in France, and are said to have been very talented with a rather unique medi...
Scotland's Oldest Man Dies
by Donald
Scotland's oldest man, Robert 'Bob' Taggart, has passed away on the 13th of Augus tat the age of 109, less than three weeks after being crowned Britain's oldest man, after the death of First World W...
Boycott on Scotland after al-Megrahi's Release
by Donald
Scotland's worst terrorist incident occurred on the evening of Dec. 21, 1988 when a bomb exploded on board a PanAm Boeing 747 air liner on course from Frankfurt to New York. It crashed on the villag...