An interesting insight into what was Scotland's remotest inhabited island.
1764 census reveals St Kilda residents feasted on 1,600 seabirds a day
Document unearthed by archivists sheds new light on history of archipelago and the people that lived there
- December 29, 2016 9:25 am
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Trying to find a contact about my family heritage. Family surname Berry from the Forbes clan. Any help would be much appreciated.
Donald
Hi. You may have some joy if contact someone at either of these websites: http://www.forbesclan.com/main.html or http://www.clanforbes.org/
Though I have no idea how active either of the sites are.
Though I have no idea how active either of the sites are.
- December 28, 2016
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On the 28th of December, 1879, the Tay Bridge collapsed as a train, heading towards Dundee, was going over it, killing 75 people, though possibly even more.
On 21 December, 1805, Thomas Graham was born. A student of Glasgow University at fourteen years of age, Graham went on to be a Professor of Chemistry there, advancing his research into arsenates and p...
This is really quite interesting.
Sprucing up Robert the Bruce: Scottish king's face gets 3D treatment
Facial reconstruction experts use cast of skull to recreate Bannockburn hero’s face in 3D digital images
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On 10 December 1928 Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Scottish designer and architect, died. Although in his lifetime Mackintosh was more feted on the continent than in his native land, he did achieve su...
William the Lion, second longest reigning Scottish monarch, died on December 4th, 1214. He was an effective monarch whose reign was marred by his ill-fated attempts to regain control of Northumbria fr...
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Robert Louis Stevenson died in Samoa on 3rd December, 1894. The Scottish novelist, poet and traveller was born in Edinburgh in 1850. After considering professions in law and engineering, he pursued hi...
On 26 November 1917 Elsie Inglis, the Scottish nursing pioneer and suffragette, died. Inglis is perhaps best remembered for her role in the First World War, where, convinced that women could play an a...
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