... been bought at auction at Sotheby’s by National Museums Scotland (NMS) for more than £200,000 and its future in Scotland has been secured. David Forsyth, principal curator of the Scottish ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 1 2017 - 1:08pm
... Douglas MacQueen's blog Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba), is the ... oversees over 300 sites of national importance. They include Scotland’s most noted Neolithic structures, castles, abbeys, and ruins. Now, ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 17 2018 - 1:59pm
... has begun on building the the new £6.7m Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre in the Scottish border town of Galashiels (Scottish ... by spring 2020 and will house the Great Tapestry of Scotland, made up of 160 hand stitched panels, depicting aspects of the history ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 9 2018 - 2:26pm
... This news published by the Celtic League: Police Scotland Alerted to Abuse Directed at SNP Leader NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE POLICE SCOTLAND ALERTED TO ABUSE DIRECTED AT SNP LEADER Just two days after we ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Apr 7 2015 - 4:50pm - 0 comments
... Scottish National Party as the ruling party in Government in Scotland won the Scottish European election. South of the border the ... Party achieved almost 28% of the vote this was NOT so in Scotland. Here they picked up 10% of the vote enough to be able to take one ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 27 2014 - 10:14am - 0 comments
... Gaelic: Inbhir Chluaidh) councillors have voted in favour of Scotland’s flag being flown on council buildings all year round. The national flag of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach na h-Alba) is a white cross against a blue ...
Douglas MacQueen - Feb 22 2022 - 1:37pm
... Gaelic: Gall-Ghàidhealaibh) is a region in southwestern Scotland. It is an area steeped in history being the location of the ancient ... is a campaign for the creation of a third national park in Scotland that should be created in Galloway. Scotland's current two national ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 11 2017 - 4:35pm
... prior to the Scottish independence referendum pleading for Scotland to stay in the Union and remain an integral part in UK politics, now ... people not to vote for the only party that will act in Scotland's best interests - the SNP. This comes after opinion polls ahead of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Mar 15 2015 - 4:22pm - 0 comments
... of building a bridge between the north-east of Ireland and Scotland have been scrapped. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had ... to scrap the idea is welcomed by administrations in both Scotland and the north of Ireland. Northern Ireland's infrastructure minister ...
Alastair Kneale - Sep 16 2021 - 6:38pm
... of Fortingall was bought by the National Library of Scotland last month for £25,000. The manuscript gets its name from the village ... Gaelic: Fartairchill) which is in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Lìomhann, Siorrachd Pheairt, Alba). It is ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 9 2021 - 8:54pm