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Merlin in Drumelzier
by Donald
It is said, according Scottish myth, that Merlin, the wizard from Arthurian legend, is buried in the Borders town of Drumelzier.
However, there are many different versions of what actually happened...
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Battle of Arderyth, Drumelzier, Merlin, Myth, Peebles, St Mungo, Thomas the Rymer
- October 13, 2009 12:14 pm
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The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
by Donald
On the 8th of February, 1587 Mary I of Scotland was executed for treason at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. She was found guilty of conspiring against her cousin Elizabeth I of England, an...
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Mary Queen of Scots
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...
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Battle of Lützen, Thirty Years' War
Duncan Campbell and the Ghost of his Brother
by Donald
Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe was fatally wounded at the Battle of Carillon in 1758 during the Seven Years' War. The night before the battle Campbell had a ghostly encounter with his dead foster...
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Campbell, Ghost, Seven Years' War
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 ...
Tartan Day
This year, for the first time, the huge contribution of Scots and Scotland to the founding of North America will be celebrated across the whole of Canada and the USA on Tartan Day, April 6.
The decis...
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Tartan Day
The Phantom Regiment of Killiecrankie
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by Donald
The Battle of Killiecrankie, fought on the 16th of July, 1689, was part of the Jacobite Risings trying to get James VII/II back on the throne in Scotland, England, and Ireland. It was a bloody victo...
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Clearances statue unveiled in Canada
A statue has been unveiled in Winnipeg Canada marking the achievements of those who left Scotland for Canada during the Highland Clearances. It is the fist statue of its kind to be erected outside S...
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Clearances
Life of Pi poster shows Scottish Shipwreck
Left is The Life of Pi poster, and on the right the wreck of The Sovereign
A Scottish Shipwreck makes a cameo appearance in The Ang Lee Blockbuster - Life of Pi.
Surprised locals recognised the wre...
Founder of Clan Keith Society Dies
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Sadly the Founder of The Clan Keith Society USA, INC., George L. Newberry, passed away this morning.
George founded the USA Clan Keith Society with John Newberry at Grandfather Mountain. Without Geo...
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Keith
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