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Flodden Battlefield Grave Search Begins
by Nadine Lee
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...
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Battle of Flodden, Excavation, Flodden, Home, Hume, Northumberland, War Graves
- August 30, 2013 4:22 pm
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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...
Move Over Breaking Bad, Here Comes Bannan
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by Nadine Lee
Scotland's Gaelic TV channel BBC Alba is hoping Bannan will appeal to a wider audience.
Here's some great news for my fellow small-screen junkies - a new Scottish series will soon be hitting our sc...
Topics:
2011 Scottish Census, Bannan, BBC, Breaking Bad, Chris Young, Gaelic, River City, Scots, Tony Kearney, TV Drama
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All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
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by Nadine Lee
The flag of the MacNeil flies at Kisimul Castle, Barra.
On the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, you'll come across the surname Macneil an awful lot. Home to Clan Macneil of Barra, the li...
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barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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Royal Storm Hits Over Gaelic College Name
by Nadine Lee
A storm is erupting over the Royal designation given to a Canadian Gaelic College by Queen Elizabeth II. Colaisde na Gàidhlig - The Gaelic College in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is to be styled immedi...