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New Tartans from Strathmore
by Donald
Mill Strathmore has commissioned its designer to create five new tartans focusing on geographical areas to highlight the diversity and richness found in Scotland's natural surroundings. The colours ...
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Mill, Strathdon, Strathisla, Strathmore, Strathtay, Strathtummel, Tartan
- June 28, 2011 3:12 pm
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Multi-million pound makeover for Carbunkle Award winner
by Donald
Highland Council has given the go ahead for John O'Groats to receive a £6.5 million face lift from the Manchester based Natural Retreats.
Work is expected to start sometime next year and the compan...
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Caithness, Highlands, John O'Groats
Sir James W. Black dies, aged 85
by Donald
Sir James Whyte Black, inventor of beta-blocker drugs has died at the age of 85.
His family made the announcement yesterday that he passed away after a long illness.
Born in Uddingston, Lanarkshir...
Stewart Stamp Series Issued by Royal Mail
by Donald
A new series of stamps by the Royal Mail have been issued, depicting each of the Stewart monarchs who ruled Scotland between 1406 and 1603, the year of the Union of the Crowns.
The series starts wi...
Craigievar Castle to reopen to the public
by Donald
After a £500,000 facelift, taking two years to complete, the National Trust for Scotland has announced that Craigievar Castle is to completely reopen to the public in May.
The 17th century castle, ...
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Aberdeenshire, Craigievar Castle
"Scotland As Cold As The South Pole"
by Donald
With temperatures plummeting, a low of -22°C is expected, with some saying that parts of Scotland will be as cold as the South Pole. However, it is currently mid-summer for the southern hemisphere, ...
The Cameron Men
by Donald
The name Cameron originates from the Gaelic words 'cam', meaning wry or crooked, and 'sron' meaning nose, suggesting that the progenitor of the Clan Cameron had a crooked nose!
Cameron is one of th...
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe's Restoration Completed
by Donald
On Sunday (01/08) Castle Sinclair Girnigoe will open to the public after a ten-year long restoration. The £700,000 facelift will try to help preserve the castle's archeological and historical import...
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Clan Sinclair
Rossyln Chapel's new roof revealed after 14 years
by Donald
After 14 years of work, the canopy has finally been removed from the roof of Rosslyn Chapel.
The canopy was put up while major work was done to the roof of the chapel which, for hundreds of years, ...
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Rosslyn Chapel
St Andrew's Day
by Donald
The 30th of November is celebrated by Christians across the world as Saint Andrew's day; remembering the day that Andrew, one of the Jesus' twelve apostles, was martyred by crucifixion on an X-shape...
The Battle of Altimarlach - Scotland's last Clan Battle
by Donald
The 13th of July, 1680 saw the last significant clan battle to be fought in Scotland, with the Sinclairs, under the command of George Sinclair of Keiss, taking on the Campbells led by Sir John Campb...
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Altimarlach, Battle, Caithness, Campbell, Clan, Earl of Caithness, Sinclair
Remains of Scot Soldiers Hoped to be Discovered in Lütz...
by Donald
Renowned archaeologist Dr. Tony Pollard will be hoping that the remains of soldiers from Scotland will be found buried in the German town of Lützen.
Under a modern-day supermarket in the east Germ...
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Battle of Lützen, Thirty Years' War
Scottish Clan Events Map for 2011 - Updated for North A...
by Donald
View 2011 Highland Games and Scottish Events in a larger map
We've updated our Scottish Clan Events Map 2011 to now include Highland Games and events that are happening across the USA and Canada.
I...
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Canada, events, Highland Games, North America, USA
Kilted skiers set world record
by Donald
The world record for the most kilted skiers and snowboarders to go down a piste has been set by more than 200 people on CairnGorm Mountain near Aviemore.
All involved, a total of 235, skied down in a...