Scotland
Vikings Force Closure of Shetland Fire Station
by Nadine Lee
A Shetland fire station has been forced to close its doors as the result of a viking fire festival. Two fire fighters from the station on the Island of Bressay have refused to shave their beards ahe...
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Vikings, Shetland, Up Helly Aa
- January 28, 2014 1:17 pm
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Hands Across Hadrian's Wall
by Nadine Lee
Hadrian's Wall
A Tory MP has called for 100,000 Britons to hold hands across Hadrian's Wall this summer, in order to prevent Scotland voting for independence. Once used as a defensive fortification...
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Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian's Wall, Hands Across the Border, MP Angus MacNeil, MP Rory Stewart, Roman Empire, Scottish independence
Historic Preservation & Heritage Managment
by Owen Wright
This is an area where topics can be discussed relating to the preservation, protection, and interpretation of Scotland's historic architecture and landscapes. From the castle to cottage and formal gar...
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Historic Preservation, Heritage, Architecture, Architectural Design, Cultural Resource Management, Culture, history, Restoration, Conservation, Landscapes, Landscape Design
The Battle of Clachnaharry
by Nadine Lee
Perched atop a hill overlooking the Beauly Firth in Inverness, the Clachnaharry Monument commemorates a particularly fierce battle between Clan Munro and Clan Chattan that occurred in 1454. After a...
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Beauly Firth, Chattan, Clachnaharry, Fraser, Inverness, John Munro Tutor of Foulis, Lord Lovatt, Munro
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Queen Marks Anniversary in Scottish Style
by Nadine Lee
Beside a bubbling brook in a remote part of the highlands isn’t usually where you would expect to come across a modern-day monarch. But a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has done just that – pictu...
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Balmoral, Crown Jewels, Elizabeth I, Gelder Burn, Macnab, Mary Queen of Scots, order of the thistle, Queen Elizabeth II, River Dee, Sir Henry Raeburn, Victoria
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Photos from The West Highland Way
The West Highland Way is a 95 mile walk, starting in Mingalvie, just outside Glasgow it finished in FortWillam. The walk goes past Loch Lomond over Rannoch moor to Glencoe then to Kinlochleven, which...
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West Highland Way, Scottish Walks
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Clan Campbell Mausoleum Restoration Begins
by Nadine Lee
The dome topped mausoleum in front of Kilmun Parish Church
Work has begun on restoring the final resting place of twenty generations of Campbell chiefs. Built in 1798, the current mausoleum is on th...
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Argyll, Argyll Mausoleum Ltd, Campbell, Holy Loch, Kilmun, Sir Duncan Campbell
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The Road to Dere Street
by Nadine Lee
Just off the A68 on the outskirts of the Scottish Borders, a small sign points towards the remnants of an ancient highway. Known as Dere Street, the road was once a bustling hive of Roman (and later ...
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A68, Borders, Clan Pringle, Dere Street, Hadrian's Wall, Malcolm IV, medicine, Medieval Scotland, Midlothian, Roman Empire, Romans in Scotland, Soutra Isle, Via Regia, Wind turbines
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Martin Fowler's Graphic History of Scotland
by Nadine Lee
The Royal Bank of Scotland - Martin Fowler
Compiling 500 years of Scottish history is by no means an easy feat. Countless pages of history books burst at the seams with tales of battles, inventions...
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1978 World Cup, Act of Union, AIDS, Art, Bannockburn, Culloden, Darien Venture, Edinburgh Trams, Flodden, Highland Clearances, Housing Act of 1980, Martin Fowler, North Sea Oil, Opening of Scottish Parliament, Rangers FC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish identity, Scottish Prison System, Women of Coigach
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Edinburgh Tattoo Delights Thousands
by Nadine Lee
Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle
Throughout the month of August in Edinburgh, look up to the sky above Edinburgh Castle at approximately 10:30pm and you'll be greeted with a spectacular firework dis...
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bagpipes, Edinburgh, Marching, Military Bands, Pipers, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2013, Scottish Regiments, The Lone Piper
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