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Scottish Photo Archive
There is a fantastic new site: scotlandsimages.com which is an archive of Scotland's national collections: The National Archives; The National Library; the National Museums; the National Trust for Sco...
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presidential plaid?
The Scottish Conservative Party has invited Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US president by creating his own tartan.
Apparently the new president's roots can be traced back to William the Lio...
Scottish companies run up curtains at the White House
Two Scottish companies have now been asked to supply textiles for the redecoration of the White House. Biggar company, Calzeat Ltd were commissioned in January by Los Angeles designer Michael Smith to...
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Glenfinnan Stone found at last
This week sees the return of the historically significant Glenfinnan Stone to Scotland. It is a round, weatherworn stone, about 12 inches in diameter, with a hole carved out at its centre, supposedl...
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Glenfinnan
Wanlockhead
Here's a video (apologise but it's our first attempt) of our day out to Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland. We were married in the next village, Leadhills and had our wedding reception here...
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Wanlockhead