... highlighting an historical map of the Gaelic language in Scotland which, among other things, illustrates the effectiveness of the ... speaking in Scotland, is the first of its kind. Produced by Edinburgh map company Bartholomew’s, the map contains information distilled ...
Emmett McIntyre - Sep 5 2018 - 6:12pm
... of William Burnes (1721–1784), a tenant farmer from Dunnottar in the Mearns, and Agnes Broun (1732–1820), the daughter of a ... of his local area and those he had collected from throughout Scotland. He also addressed political and civil issues at a time when the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 24 2019 - 5:21pm
... of William Burnes (1721–1784), a tenant farmer from Dunnottar in the Mearns, and Agnes Broun (1732–1820), the daughter of a ... of his local area and those he had collected from throughout Scotland. He also addressed political and civil issues at a time when the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 23 2020 - 12:52pm
... of William Burnes (1721–1784), a tenant farmer from Dunnottar in the Mearns, and Agnes Broun (1732–1820), the daughter of a ... of his local area and those he had collected from throughout Scotland. He also addressed political and civil issues at a time when ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 21 2018 - 1:32pm
... MacQueen's blog The British Labour Party in Scotland is in turmoil. The leader of the Scottish Labour Party Johann Lamont ... Labour Party, who sided with the Conservatives to stab Scotland in the back during the Scottish referendum campaign, came as no ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 29 2014 - 9:10am - 0 comments
... blog Wanlockhead is the highest village in Scotland at an elevation of around 1,350 feet (410 m). The village is in the ... Hills that lies in Dumfries and Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) in the southwest of Scotland. Now residents ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 14 2020 - 9:39pm
... what is thought to have been the location of the Battle of Dun Nechtain, also known as the Battle of Nechtansmere. This was fought in 685 ... and hunters who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland. The Picts are thought to have been the descendants of the Caledonii ...
Douglas MacQueen - Mar 12 2022 - 3:59pm
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha ... Minister and addressed members of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. At that time the First Minister said that Ireland was an important ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Nov 27 2016 - 2:18pm - 0 comments
... blog Research by the tourist attraction Edinburgh Dungeon has found a majority of Scots (72%), would support a day to ... holiday to William Wallace. The survey was conducted across Scotland online by Censuswide between June 8 and 11. During the Campaign votes ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 15 2018 - 8:45am
Douglas MacQueen's blog Scotland, as with other Celtic nations, has many prehistoric remains. Many will ... has been published with aim of exploring the archaeology of Scotland's lost timber halls and timber circles. It has been created by ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 14 2019 - 2:29pm