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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...
- March 11, 2010 5:00 pm
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Battle of Prestonpans site changes
by Donald
A team of archaeologists led by Dr. Tony Pollard from the University of Glasgow's Centre for Battlefield Archaeology (Guard) have concluded in a report that the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans probably too...
Topics:
Battle of Prestonpans, Jacobite Rising
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
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...
Sutherland Beach One of the Best in the World
by Donald
Sandwood Bay in Sutherland has been named as one of the best 50 beaches in the world by Travel magazine; and only one of five listed from the UK. The bay is around 5 miles south of Cape Wrath, the m...
Topics:
Ghosts, Sandwood Bay, Sutherland
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, ...
Topics:
Aberdeenshire, Craigievar Castle
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...
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...
Hollywood company plans to buy rights to Scottish turke...
by Donald
Kay Ure was stranded for 30 days, kept away from her husband John and her home due to the severe winter snow and storms, and now a Hollywood movie company, Furst Films, has offered the Sutherland co...
Scottish Soldier's VC and Cannonball sells for £1/4m.
by Donald
A set of medals, including the Victoria Cross, and a cannonball, has sold at auction for £252,000, more than doubling its predicted £120,000 price. The medals, which were awarded to John Simpson Kno...
ScotClans Visit the South West.
by Donald
On the 4th of March, two of the ScotClans team (Amanda and Donald) went on a resource finding trip down and around the south west of Scotland. We took in a number of castles and places of interest alo...
Scottish Fish & Chip Shop Best in UK
by Donald
Atlantic Fast Food, in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire has been announced as the UK's best Fish and Chip shop at a ceremony in London.
Giovanni Fionda, the shops owner, was in London with his parents, who ...
"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, ...
Man In Highland Dress Pays £3.99 For Rare Vinyl Worth T...
by Donald
On the 28th of December a man, dressed in a full Scottish Highland outfit, purchased what was believed to have been an empty record box for £3.99 in an Edinburgh Oxfam shop, but it turned out it was...
Thai Tourist Guide Uses Picture of Hebridean Beach
by Donald
A picture of the white sands and crystal clear blue waters of West Beach on the island of Berneray are being used by Thailand's tourist board to advertise Kai Bae beach on Ko Chang, the country's se...
Topics:
Harris, Isle of Berneray