... There are about 2,400 prehistoric carved rocks known in Scotland, such as those at Drumtroddan , and it is likely many more have yet ... across the Celtic lands stretching from the north of Scotland to Galicia. They comprise of cup-shaped depressions, often with ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 11 2018 - 9:30pm
... Cornwall (Kernow), Ireland (Éire), Isle of Man (Mannin), Scotland (Alba) and Wales (Cymru) feature strongly in the Festival. There is ... marking summer and winter solstices. Such a huge stone monument is probably the first of their kind anywhere in the world for over ...
Alastair Kneale - May 4 2021 - 1:28pm
... below: Knap of Howar This is the best known monument on the west of the island. It comprises of two oblong stone dwellings ... by an internal passageway. Link: Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba Knap of Howar . Holm of Papay ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 7 2021 - 12:58pm
... reported over the weekend that English residents of Scotland will nullify the will of a majority of the Celtic residents of Scotland in the upcoming vote on independence. Little can be added to ...
Niall McCarsten - May 20 2014 - 11:57am - 0 comments
... is about 1.5 miles north of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Rois, Peairt agus Ceann Rois, Alba). This is a ... to the Grahams of Kinross. It is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 9:56am
... part of a project to expand ancient oakwoods in south west Scotland. The scheme is taking place in Galloway Forest Park which is a ... Over the next few years, Forest Enterprise Scotland will plant the acorns around Loch Trool and the Cree Valley helping ... with the aim to further expand native woodland across south Scotland. Disclaimer: This blog is ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 16 2016 - 12:39pm - 0 comments
... Emmett McIntyre's blog Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College, located on the Isle of Skye off Scotland’s west coast, has graduated fifty students in an October 3rd ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 8 2014 - 7:26pm - 0 comments
... MacQueen's blog Voting is now open to name Scotland's Tree Of The Year and also Wales' Tree Of The Year 2020 . A ... who organise the competition. Carol Evans, Woodland Trust Scotland director, said of those nominated that: "There was a common theme to a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 25 2020 - 8:20pm
... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) in the west of Scotland. It is located in Kilmartin Glen, an area noted for having the most ... of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. Kilmartin Glen can quite rightly claim to be one of the world’s ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 21 2019 - 8:32pm
... above the North Sea near the town of Wick, Caithness, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige, Gallaibh, Alba). It is thought that a ... into the sea many years ago. Now Historic Environment Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) are seeking to ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 24 2021 - 3:39pm