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1. Perth City Hall to be new heritage centre that could house Scotland's Stone of Destiny

   ... has been secured to turn Perth City Hall into a major new museum attraction. Architect Mecanoo have been identified as the preferred ... Room of Edinburgh Castle, along with the crown jewels of Scotland (the Honours of Scotland). The Stone of Scone was used for centuries ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jan 31 2019 - 7:06pm

2. Bronze Age round house high in Scottish Isle of Arran starts to reveal its secrets

   ... (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Ruasaidh) on the Island of Arran (Eilean Arainn). As reported by the National Trust for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) archaeologists have been ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jul 21 2020 - 9:02pm

3. The Scotland Herald: "Scotland was The Midwife Of Canada's Birth"

   Emmett McIntyre's blog From the Scotland Herald: Here is a story about government officials travelling ... the birth of the Canadian nation. To a large extent  Scotland , particularly Gaelic Scotland, had acted as midwife. The first Scots ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Jul 3 2017 - 2:52am

4. Scottish island of Sanday in the Inner Hebrides to get its first road

   ... pay for the construction of the road. The National Trust for Scotland, which owns the two islands, has contributed funding. Sanday's neighbour, Canna (Scottish Gaelic: Canaigh; Eilean Chanaigh), is the westernmost of the Small Isles archipelago, in the ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Nov 3 2017 - 2:13pm

5. Dun Sgathaich

   ... castle on a rocky headland on the coast of the Isle of Skye, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, Alba). The remains of the curtain wall can be seen, but few ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 28 2021 - 9:49pm

6. Magic moments on the East Neuk of Fife

   ... Heritage run nature reserve Isle of May (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Mhàigh). To the west of the village stands the Old Kirk of St Monans ... the sea. King David II (Scottish Gaelic: Dàibhidh Bruis) of Scotland, who reigned from 7th June 1329 - 22 February 1371, had the church ...

   Alastair Kneale - Nov 28 2014 - 11:29pm - 0 comments

7. Lochranza Castle

   ... at Lochranza/Loch Raonasa in the north of the Isle of Arran/Eilean Arran.   {flickr tag="lochranza, castle" limit=6}   ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 28 2013 - 6:40pm

8. Name plaque from century old Orkney naval tragedy that was found in cormorant nest

   ... is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. On January 12 1918 during awful weather conditions and a snowstorm, ... will be on view in a temporary exhibition at the Orkney Museum in February. The Scottish newspaper The National has a report on ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jan 6 2018 - 9:42pm

9. Scottish National Party Leader and Scotland’s First Minister tells SNP Conference - ‘We Are Scotland’s Independence Generation’.

   ... At the Scottish National Party Conference in Perthshire, Scotland, Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland spoke to a packed and enthusiastic conference hall. Outlining a clear ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Oct 27 2013 - 7:15pm - 0 comments

10. Weeping ghost of Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt, once betrothed to the Devil

    ... Loch Assynt (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Asaint) in Sutherland, Scotland. A freshwater loch, it lies in a spectacularly beautiful setting ... away. In the case of the Inchnadamph (Scottish Gaelic: Innis nan Damh) the area of Assynt  surrounding Ardvreck Castle, the devil also ...

    Douglas MacQueen - Oct 24 2020 - 3:25pm

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