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1. Hidden Treasure Found On Scottish Estate

   ... of the items were found when Grant Maxwell from Detecting Scotland and another member of the group carried out an initial dig earlier ... to the Treasure Trove Unit in Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) to be assessed.  ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Oct 3 2016 - 1:51pm - 0 comments

2. The Rise And Fall of Mary, Queen Of Scots

   ... December 1542, Mary Stuart was the daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was ... On the 19th June 1566 she gave birth to a son, James, at Edinburgh Castle, who would eventually become James VI of Scotland and James I ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Dec 14 2018 - 8:17pm - 0 comments

3. Mary Queen of Scots begins her reign on 14th December

   ... 1542 – 8 February 1587), began her reign as Queen of Scotland after the death of her father King James V. Born in Linlithgow Palace ... On the 19th June 1566 she gave birth to a son, James, at Edinburgh Castle, who would eventually become James VI of Scotland and James I ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Dec 14 2018 - 8:18pm

4. Scotland's oldest surviving book still in Scotland: The Celtic Psalter

   Douglas MacQueen's blog Scotland's Celtic Psalter dates from the 11th Century and contains hand-written ... old psalter, which is the oldest Scottish book still in Scotland, has Gaelic and Pictish Celtic illustrations. With its extraordinary ... Celtic Psalter which is now kept by the University of Edinburgh library. Thought to have been written at a Scottish monastery, how ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jul 14 2017 - 11:50am

5. Search for Scotland's rare and endangered mountain plants

   ... Botanists from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh (RBGE) are trying to find out where three rare and endangered species of plants grow in Scotland. In doing so they have requested the help of climbers and hillwalkers ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jul 20 2019 - 6:25pm

6. Sgáthach the legendary Scottish warrior queen

   ... Sgáthach was said to be a warrior queen whose fortress, Dún Scáith or Dùn Sgàthaich (Fortress of Shadows) is named after her and is ... training as a warrior with Sqáthach in the land of Alba (Scotland) before marrying Emer. Forgall’s expectation was that Cú Chulainn ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Feb 21 2017 - 8:25pm - 0 comments

7. Craigmillar Castle

   ... The castle is located about three miles southeast from Edinburgh City Centre in Craigmillar. It is described as one of the most perfectly preserved late-medieval castles in Scotland. It was to Craigmillar Castle that King James III of Scotland's (10 ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 20 2014 - 8:37pm

8. The Mystery and Legend of Celtic Hill and Promontory Forts

   ... are associated with figures from Celtic legend. One such is Dùn Deardai in Scotland. Standing on a rocky knoll on Sgorr Chalum, Dùn Deardail is an Iron ...

   Alastair Kneale - Oct 1 2022 - 1:09pm

9. Commemorations to take place in Scotland celebrating achievements of Dr Elsie Inglis

   ... Inglis will be marked on 26 and 29 November respectively in Edinburgh. There will be an Act of Remembrance at Dean Cemetery on 26 November ... work, from 1900 she was an active campaigner for suffrage in Scotland. Elsie Inglis, who was already honorary secretary of the Edinburgh ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Nov 15 2017 - 2:06pm

10. Celtic Festival of Beltane - Fire and Fertility

    ... surviving into the 20th century in Ireland, Cornwall, Scotland and the Isle of Man (MacKillop).  As the Pan-Celtic movement ... of the modern day observance of Beltane is the popular Edinburgh "Beltane Fire Festival", an elaborate stylized interpretation of ... of Edinburgh's festival culture and a great reason to visit Scotland! 3. What do you see as the future of the festival? As ...

    Niall McCarsten - Jun 6 2014 - 9:24pm

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