Topic: edinburgh
The Duchess and I
by Nadine Lee
Scottish National Portrait Gallery Frieze
As you enter the main hall of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 150 titans of Scottish history gaze down at you, providing a dramatic introduction to...
Topics:
Alexander Gordon 4th Duke of Gordon, Castle Gordon, edinburgh, General Cornwallis, Gordon Highlanders, Island of the Swans, Jane Gordon Duchess of Gordon, Lady Jane Maxwell, Lord Brome, Robert Burns, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Sir WIlliam Maxwell
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Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor
by Nadine Lee
On a Wednesday evening in Edinburgh, direct your ears upwards while wandering up Victoria Street from the Grassmarket and you might just hear a bit of Gaelic tune floating out onto the street below....
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Balloch Castle, breadalbane, Clan Campbell, edinburgh, Edinburgh Gaelic Choir, Execution, Gaelic Clan MacGregor, Gregor Ruadh Red MacGregor of Glenstrae, Grey Colin, Griogal Cridhe, Lament, Marion Campbell, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Colin Campbell, Taymouth Castle
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History & Mystery in Edinburgh’s Closes
Glencoe Plaque Found in Edinburgh Antique Shop
by Nadine Lee
The Glencoe Massacre Site Plaque - Image courtesy Deadline News
A plaque commemorating the victims of the Glencoe Massacre has been discovered in an Edinburgh antique shop, 40 years after it went m...
Topics:
Antiques, Clan Campbell, Clan MacDonald, edinburgh, glencoe, Glencoe Massacre
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