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Nadine Lee
St Patrick's Scottish Heritage
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It's the most Irish day of the year, so what better time to brush up on the history of Ireland's well-known patron saint. As Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated today by Irish communities in all corne...
Topics: Celts, Druids, Hadrian's Wall, Ireland, Roman Britain, Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick's Day
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Amanda Moffet
The real treasure of Rosslyn Chapel
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Rosslyn Chapel is famous for appearing in Hollywood blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, as the last resting place of the Holy Grail. The chapel has always been shrouded in legend, mainly concerning hidden...
Topics: Rosslyn Chapel
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Amanda Moffet
Worlds Oldest Shinty Trophy Found
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A ram's horn trophy. Mary Dudgeon, of Craikaig Farm in the Highlands came forward with this unusual trophy, it is officially the world’s oldest shinty trophy, a decorated ram's horn.  Mary's farm is ...
Topics: Shinty
Rodger Moffet
Culloden Moor Housing Development and our Ancestral Her...
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As dusk fell over Culloden Moor on the 16th April 1746 the last major land battle to be fought on British soil had drawn to a conclusion. With close to 2,000 dead and wounded Jacobites the campaign...
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The Last Letter of Mary Queen of Scots
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This is the last letter of Mary Queen of Scots - it makes very interesting reading. This is the translation: To the most Christian king, my brother and old ally Royal brother, having by God's wil...
Topics: Mary Queen of Scots
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