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Scotland 2014

Nadine Lee
Bannockburn Visitor Centre Ready for Battle
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A 3D Robert the Bruce visits his troops at the new Bannockburn Visitor Centre We're just back from a quick trip up the road to just outside Stirling to check out the new Bannockburn Visitor Centre,...
Topics: 700th Anniversary of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Bannockburn 2014, Bannockburn Visitor Centre, Robert the Bruce, Sir James Douglas
Nadine Lee
Tartan Day Celebrated Around the World
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Celebrated annually around the world, April 6 is recognised as an international celebration of Scottish heritage and ancestry. Known as Tartan Day, the celebration marks the anniversary of the 1320 si...
Topics: April 6, Columbia, Decleration of Arbroath, Minneapolis, New York City, New York Tartan Day Parade, Robert the Bruce, Tartan Day, Washington
Nadine Lee
Vikings Force Closure of Shetland Fire Station
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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...
Topics: Vikings, Shetland, Up Helly Aa
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Nadine Lee
Hands Across Hadrian's Wall
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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...
Topics: Emperor Hadrian, Hadrian's Wall, Hands Across the Border, MP Angus MacNeil, MP Rory Stewart, Roman Empire, Scottish independence
Nadine Lee
Falkirk's Kelpies Hit The Big Apple
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Scaled models of Falkirk's Kelpies at their temporary home in NYC. Scaled models of Falkirk's impressive Kelpie statues have embarked on their first overseas tour, just in time for upcoming Scottis...
Topics: Falkirk, Horse, New York City, Tartan Day, The Kelpies
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