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Nadine Lee
From Norway with Love
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The Nidelva River, with Nidaros Cathedral in the background. Trondheim, Norway. When asked to give the name of his nearest mainline rail station on a Parliamentary expenses questionnaire, former lib...
Topics: Gunn, Ian Rankin, MacDonald, MacLeod, MacLeod of Lewis, Norse, North Sea, Norway, Trondheim, Vikings
Amanda Moffet
Medieval knight remains found in Edinburgh car park
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An elaborately decorated sandstone slab bearing markings of a member of the nobility – the carvings of the Calvary Cross and an ornate sword.   The skeleton of a medieval knight have been discovered ...
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Cheryl Peters
Clan Henderson
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What a beautiful website! Happy my cousin told me about it...Grandfather was John Reid Veitch Henderson of Edinburgh; GrGrandfather Adam K. Henderson; Margaret Hunter Veitch. Visiting Scotland in June...
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Nadine Lee
Conservation Work Begins on Drum Castle
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Drum castle, ancient seat of Clan Irvine, has received a £700,000 conservation grant from Historic Scotland. The 700-year old castle boasts the oldest keep in Scotland and is the oldest intact buildi...
Topics: Irvine, Castle, Robert the Bruce, Aberdeenshire
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Nadine Lee
The Storehouse of Foulis
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Sitting on the banks of the Cromarty Firth between Evanton and Dingwall, the Storehouse of Foulis is a fully restored 18th Century building that once housed the rent paid in kind from the Munro esta...
Topics: Cromarty Firth, Dingwall, Evanton, Foulis, Munro, North Highlands, Oatmeal Riot, Prince Charles, Sir Hugh Munro
Nadine Lee
Ellice McDonald, Jr., CBE 1913-2013
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ellice McDonald, Jr., CBE, a central figure and past High Commissioner of Clan Donald USA. McDonald spent a lifetime involved in the clan societ...
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Mahmood Scott
History of My Life.. By A. Scott (1889-1977)
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History of My LifeFirst of all allow me to introduce myself. My name was originally Robert Alexander McDonald Scott but when I embraced Islam, my name became Abdullah Robert Scott. My father’s name ...
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Nadine Lee
Asterix Weighs in on Independence Debate
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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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Nadine Lee
The Duchess and I
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery Frieze As you enter the main hall of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 150 titans of Scottish history gaze down at you, providing a dramatic introduction to...
Topics: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon, Castle Gordon, edinburgh, General Cornwallis, Gordon Highlanders, Island of the Swans, Jane Gordon Duchess of Gordon, Lady Jane Maxwell, Lord Brome, Robert Burns, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Sir WIlliam Maxwell
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Nadine Lee
Flodden Battlefield Grave Search Begins
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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
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