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Preservation Award for Medieval Western Isles Church
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The Teampull na Trionaid a ruined church on Uist in the Western Isles has been given a grant of £200,000 in order to make it safe for visitors. The building was founded in 1200 as a college for Prie...
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High Visibility Kilts
Now here's a kilt that stands out - even at night!
A Sweedish company Luckily Blaklader has offered up another choice option for those working construction jobs at night.
So maybe don't look up...
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Kilts!
Clan Crests that depict women
With Mother's day approaching I thought it would be good to do a series of female orientated blogs.
It's interesting to see how many crest use the image of a woman within them.
Think the Urquhart cr...
Stovies by Dustin Hoffman
This made me chuckle. For those of you that don't know Stovies are basically a load of old leftovers, usually from a Sunday Roast.
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stovies
John Wood of Tullidavie and the ‘Casket Letters’
A grandson of the celebrated Scottish hero, Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo who founded the present successor chiefly family, John attached himself to the service of James Stewart, a natural son of K...
Sound of Barra Protected Despite Chief's Concerns
by Nadine Lee
The Sound of Barra
The Sound of Barra has been designated a site of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) despite opposition from the chief of Clan MacNeil of Barra and local community members. Descri...
Scottish Beef Back on US Menus
by Nadine Lee
Here's some delectable news for our American readers - Scottish beef is set to make a return to dinner tables across America following an almost 20 year ban. US officials are moving to reopen the Ame...
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Beef, Haggis, Mad Cow Disease, United States of America
A Beginners Guide to Burns Night
by Nadine Lee
Thank goodness Burns Night is just around the corner. With Christmas and Hogmanay celebrations all over for another year, I've been suffering from post-festive-season-depression this past week. Tout...
Scots Pine Announced as Scotland's National Tree
by Nadine Lee
The Scots Pine
Despite our campaign to have the Rowan crowned as Scotland's national tree, we're rather blue to report that the Scots Pine has officially taken out the title. Last year thousands of...
Hillwalkers Guide to the Cairngorms
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by Chris Smith
Scotland attracts tourists from the world over to experience countryside scenery. The highland beauty is in part why the country was recently voted the most beautiful in the world, and it’s easy to se...
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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...
Reverend Ernest Levy Dies
by Donald
Reverend Ernest Levy OBE, one Scotland's most prominent Jewish leaders, and Holocaust survivor has died at the age of 84.
Born in 1925, in Bratislava, in the then Czechoslovakia, his family fled to...
Johnnie Armstrong and the Border Reivers
by Donald
Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie was once one of the most popular, powerful, and feared clan chiefs in the Scottish borders. However, after his execution in 1530 by order of James V, Clan Armstrong ha...
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