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Crowdfunding Appeal to Save Culloden Blunderbuss
by Nadine Lee
The National Trust for Scotland have launched an online crowdfunding appeal to save one of the few items removed from the historic battlefield at Culloden. The 343 year old blunderbuss, currently on...
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1745 Jacobite Rising, Blunderbuss, Culloden, Diana Gabaldon, Donate, National Trust for Scotland, Outlander
- December 10, 2013 12:48 pm
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Scots Christmas Fare
by Nadine Lee
Perhaps my favourite part of Christmas (after opening presents, of course), are the days spent feasting and picking at leftovers until you can't possibly eat anymore. Here's a compile of traditional...
Barra's Seafaring History Goes Digital
by Nadine Lee
Launched on 16 Nov 2013, Sgeulachdan na Mara / Sea Stories is an innovative interactive map that reveals Barra's rich local knowledge, language and culture through the voices and experiences of the ...
Topics:
barra, Fishing, MacNeil of Barra, Sea, Shipwrecks
Gaelic Music Needs Your Help
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by Nadine Lee
Just as the descendents of Scottish emigrants can be found in every corner of the globe, so too can their language. Scottish Gaelic is the focus of a new musical project celebrating the languages sp...
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Gaelic, Gaelic Music, Jim Sutherland, Kickstarter
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First Look: Outlander Trailer
by Nadine Lee
The first trailer for the highly anticipated clan television drama Outlander was released to rapturous response over the weekend. The trailer largely focuses on the heroine of the story, Claire Randal...
Macbeth News: Blockbuster Set to Film on Skye, Windfarm...
by Nadine Lee
Macbeth Illustration
The Isle of Skye has been confirmed as a shooting location for the latest version of Macbeth to take to the silver screen. The Hollywood blockbuster, starring Oscar contender M...
Clan Event Fund Recipients Announced
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by Nadine Lee
Recipients of the Scottish Government's Clan Event Fund were announced today, with over £26,000 in funding awarded to clan events as part of 2014 Homecoming Scotland celebrations.
Enterprise and Tour...
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Kiev Bagpiper Inspired by Scots Soldiers
by Nadine Lee
Eugene the Piper plays 'Bonnie Galloway' during protests in Kiev.
As violence and unrest continues to engulf Kiev, footage emerged last week of a brave bagpiper playing 'Bonnie Galloway' as bullets...
Topics:
bagpipes, Bonnie Galloway, Kiev, Protest, Traditional Scottish Music, Ukraine, Ukrainian Revolution
Ambassador Claims Vikings 'Brought Sarcasm to Britain'
by Nadine Lee
Monty Python have a lot to thank the Vikings for according to the Danish Ambassador.
For over two centuries, Vikings colonised, traded and raided their way through much of Britain before disappeari...
Topics:
Danish ambassador, Denmark, Monty Python, Norse, viking
From New Zealand to Scotland
by Nadine Lee
New Zealand is a rather funny wee place. One of its defining features is the mishmash of cultures from all around the world that have gathered together on a few tiny islands far away in the depths of ...