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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
- July 30, 2010 5:19 pm
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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
World's First Colour Photo of Tartan Ribbon
by Donald
This picture of tartan ribbon is pretty unique as it is world's first ever colour photograph. The three colour method, which is the basis of virtually all practical colour processes, was suggested by...
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...