A Cannonball, a Sheepskin and a Loch Village
by Nadine Lee
From a cannonball found lodged in the wall of a castle, to a Bronze Age body wrapped in a sheepskin - it's been a thrilling week in the field of archaeology. Here's the lowdown on the latest uncovered...
Topics:
archaeology, Bronze Age, Cannonball, Clan Campbell, clan donald, crannog, Excavation, Iron Age, Loch VIllage, Lochaber, Mingary Castle, sheepskin
- September 3, 2013 3:12 pm
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Home to Hume
by Nadine Lee
Clan Hume Gathering at Hume Castle, 08/09/2013
Earlier in September Amanda and I traveled to the Scottish Borders to spend an afternoon at Hume Castle, where part of this years Clan Hume/Home gathe...
Topics:
Battle of Flodden, Borders, Canada, Clan Associations, David Douglas-Home CVO CBE, David Hume, diaspora, Duke of Roxburghe, Earl of Home, Floors Caste, Home, Hume, Hume Castle, Isla St Clair, King James II of Scotland, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, United States
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The Friendly Falls
by Nadine Lee
The Falls of Dochart
I recently came across a book called My Favourite Place, where various writers discuss their most-loved places in Scotland. The book was available free from libraries throughou...
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Innis Bhuidhe, Killin, Macnab, Michael Palin, Monty Python, The Falls of Dochart
'Tossing the Caber' Too Easy
by Nadine Lee
Organisers at this years Pitlochry Highland Games were forced to replace the caber with a heavier pole when complaints were received after last years event. Traditionally only top heavyweight athlete...
Topics:
Highland Games, Pitlochry, Tossing the Caber
Battlefield to Become ‘Park and Ride’ Interchange
by Nadine Lee
Pitreavie Battlefield, next to Rosyth Train Station
Fife Council have been given the green light to build a transport hub on the site of one of Scotland's decisive battlefields. The Battle of Pitre...