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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
- August 16, 2010 4:26 pm
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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
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...
Scotland's Oldest Man Dies
by Donald
Scotland's oldest man, Robert 'Bob' Taggart, has passed away on the 13th of Augus tat the age of 109, less than three weeks after being crowned Britain's oldest man, after the death of First World W...
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