Painting the Peats – Damian Callan
Painting the Peats is a project that began when artist Damian Callan and his family started helping crofter Chris Spears stack his peats at...
- June 22, 2016 9:42 am
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Adam Smith, philosopher, key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, and "father of modern economics", was born 16th June, 1723, in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Family Tree Relationship Chart
One of most common issues in genealogy is to understand the relationship between two people in a family. We’re all familiar with the...
James Clerk Maxwell was born this day 1831. A renowned physicist, who made a fundamental contribution to this branch of science. World-famous for his formulation of electro-magnetic theory, he was an ...
The Battle of Sauchieburn happened on the 11th of June, 1488. Rebel Lords, unhappy with James III's policies, backed his 15 year old son, Prince James, to be monarch. Forces for the rebels and Royalis...
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The late Muhammad Ali donning a kilt and glengarry when he visited Paisley for an exhibition fight.
John McMillan
though he looked silly but who could argue?hahahahaah rest in peace great sportsman and great man all round ambassador for the people
- June 13, 2016
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James Hutton, the "Father of Modern Geology", was born on the 3rd of June, 1726. Hutton's work established geology as a proper science, but he was also known as a physician, chemical manufacturer, nat...

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On the 1st of June, 1495, John Cor, a Tironensian monk based at Lindores Abbey in Fife, was referred to in the first known written reference to a batch of Scotch Whisky.
On 28th May, 1892, in San Francisco, California, Scottish-born preservationist John Muir founded the Sierra Club, one of the first large-scale environmental preservation organisations.

A 7 year old boy applies to be the manager at Scottish Premiership team Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Boy applies for vacant Inverness Caledonian Thistle job - BBC News
A letter written by a seven-year-old boy asks a Scottish Premiership club for its vacant job as manager.