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Travel guide warns Vikings of hostile Scottish natives
by Donald
An Icelandic 'travel guide' from the 13th century gave warning to any Viking thinking of heading to 'Skotland' to do a bit of plundering that they should be wary of the aggressive natives with their i...
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Iceland, Malcolm II, travel, Vikings
- September 9, 2011 8:29 pm
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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...
Topics:
Altimarlach, Battle, Caithness, Campbell, Clan, Earl of Caithness, Sinclair
Braemar Castle
by Donald
Braemar Castle in Aberdeenshire was first built by the 18th Earl of Mar, John Erskine in 1628, using it as a hunting lodge and strong hold against the powerful neighbouring Farquharson family. The cas...
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1715, Aberdeenshire, Braemar, Braemar Castle, Earl of Mar, Erskine, Farquharson
Clan Donald Society wanting to restore reputation of 'F...
by Donald
The Clan Donald Society are looking to restore the reputation of one of the Victorian era's most celebrated soldiers, Major General Sir Hector 'Fighting Mac' MacDonald. In his hometown of Dingwall, ...
Topics:
Army, Clan Donald Society, Hector MacDonald, MacDonald, Suicide
Glasgow's New Church Is Going To Be Rubbish
by Donald
A new church is set to be built in Glasgow made out of recycled items ranging from empty beer cans to bales of straw. The church, theatre, and community centre will be situated in Milton, north Glas...
Topics:
community, glasgow, Milton, Recycling, Scottish Government
Map of 2012 Highland Games and Scottish Events - Update...
by Donald
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View 2012 Highland Games and Scottish Events in a larger map
A map pinpointing many of the Highland Games and Scottish events taking pl...
Topics:
Highland Games, Scottish Events
Johnnie Armstrong and the Border Reivers
by Donald
Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie was once one of the most popular, powerful, and feared clan chiefs in the Scottish borders. However, after his execution in 1530 by order of James V, Clan Armstrong ha...
Reverend Ernest Levy Dies
by Donald
Reverend Ernest Levy OBE, one Scotland's most prominent Jewish leaders, and Holocaust survivor has died at the age of 84.
Born in 1925, in Bratislava, in the then Czechoslovakia, his family fled to...
Boycott on Scotland after al-Megrahi's Release
by Donald
Scotland's worst terrorist incident occurred on the evening of Dec. 21, 1988 when a bomb exploded on board a PanAm Boeing 747 air liner on course from Frankfurt to New York. It crashed on the villag...