... accelerate the growth of Gaelic. “ – The National Scotland's nationalistic newspaper "The Herald", a broadsheet newspaper ... and the eighth oldest daily paper in the world, highlights Scotland's Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in a recent article. Scotland's Gaelic College ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 12 2020 - 4:40am
... A tidal power scheme in the Inner Sound of Scotland's Pentland Firth has begun to generate electricity. The Pentland Firth ... separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. The Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, is the water that runs between ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 15 2016 - 3:08pm - 0 comments
... 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
... 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
... 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
... bog are to be restored across the island of Ireland and Scotland. European Union funding is going towards the five-year Co-operation ... It is being delivered through a partnership between RSPB Scotland , RSPB NI, BirdWatch Ireland , Butterfly Conservation, Northern ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Dec 13 2017 - 3:41pm