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The Font Stone
by Donald
If you're walking through the Abriachan Gardens you will come across a heart-shape stone which is deeply embedded in the ground called the Font Stone. The flat rock has a hole in the middle which is f...
Topics:
St Columba, St Finian
- April 14, 2010 11:29 am
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Travel guide warns Vikings of hostile Scottish natives
by Donald
An Icelandic 'travel guide' from the 13th century gave warning to any Viking thinking of heading to 'Skotland' to do a bit of plundering that they should be wary of the aggressive natives with their i...
Topics:
Iceland, Malcolm II, travel, Vikings
James Taylor - “The Father of the Ceylon Tea Industry”
by Donald
Over the weekend of the 22nd to the 24th of August, Scotland's Tea Festival will be hosting a series of events in Laurencekirk and Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire celebrating tea and Scotland's contributi...
Clan Murray Chief, John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, di...
by Donald
John Murray, the Chief of the Murray clans and 11th Duke of Atholl has died in a South African hospital on Tuesday, 15th May after suffering a stroke. He was 83.
The Johannesburg born Murray became ...
Topics:
Blair Atholl, Death, Duke of Atholl, Murray, Murray of Atholl
Hill and Adamson
by Donald
Buried in the beautiful Victorian Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh is David Octavius Hill, a painter who, along with Robert Adamson, pioneered in Scottish and aesthetic photography. They founded the Hill ...
Map of 2012 Highland Games and Scottish Events - Update...
by Donald
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View 2012 Highland Games and Scottish Events in a larger map
A map pinpointing many of the Highland Games and Scottish events taking pl...
Topics:
Highland Games, Scottish Events
Glasgow's New Church Is Going To Be Rubbish
by Donald
A new church is set to be built in Glasgow made out of recycled items ranging from empty beer cans to bales of straw. The church, theatre, and community centre will be situated in Milton, north Glas...
Topics:
community, glasgow, Milton, Recycling, Scottish Government
Clan Donald Society wanting to restore reputation of 'F...
by Donald
The Clan Donald Society are looking to restore the reputation of one of the Victorian era's most celebrated soldiers, Major General Sir Hector 'Fighting Mac' MacDonald. In his hometown of Dingwall, ...
Topics:
Army, Clan Donald Society, Hector MacDonald, MacDonald, Suicide
Braemar Castle
by Donald
Braemar Castle in Aberdeenshire was first built by the 18th Earl of Mar, John Erskine in 1628, using it as a hunting lodge and strong hold against the powerful neighbouring Farquharson family. The cas...
Topics:
1715, Aberdeenshire, Braemar, Braemar Castle, Earl of Mar, Erskine, Farquharson
'The Scottish Clans' e-book now available from ScotClan...
by Donald
Do you have a kindle? Because ScotClans can now proudly present an e-book version of their extensive clan histories.
'The Scottish Clans' features brief histories of over 300 Clans and Armigerous fam...