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"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, ...
- January 8, 2010 4:08 pm
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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...