... and continues to be widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Irish the name for the festival day is Lá ... Riding, which is an equestrian tradition in this area of Scotland. Another festival highlight is the crowning of the Beltane Queen. ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 4 2020 - 9:24pm
... on a ship carrying nuclear waste which caught fire off Scotland in October. See below: “Baroness Verma Parliamentary Under ... fire and was disabled for a period off the north east of Scotland whilst transporting nuclear waste material from Dounreay to Antwerp . ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Jan 12 2015 - 2:22pm - 0 comments
... three Celtic nations participating are Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Scotland must win their game against Samoa next Saturday to ensure ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 5 2015 - 5:54pm - 0 comments
... Shetland is an island group that lies to the north-east of Scotland. The islands are some 50 miles (80 km) to the northeast of Orkney and ... and the North Sea to the east. In Lerwick, the capital of Scotland's Shetland Islands, a fire festival named Up Helly Aa is held every ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 30 2018 - 7:53pm
... Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) in southwest Scotland at the weekend. Next to the bear was a book "The Wonderful Adventures ... has been taking place for five years in the south of Scotland. This year saw it set a new attendance record with more than 8,000 ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 4 2018 - 4:16pm
... roam and a time of danger for mortals. Or in the words of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns (1759-1796): "Upon That Night, When ... and hypnotic music from the golden age of Gaelic speaking Scotland", and in "Puirt-a-Beul", a traditional form of song native to the ...
Niall McCarsten - Sep 8 2013 - 10:53pm - 0 comments
... stands on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. Although there has been a castle on the site from as far back as the ... Court is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland. Now Highland Council has obtained planning permission to transform ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 28 2021 - 4:01pm
... Firstly we need to congratulate the Yes campaign in Scotland for the magnificent fight that they put up. They undoubtedly conducted ... leaders to honour their promises of further devolution for Scotland. We know that if it hadn't been for this referendum they would not ...
Alastair Kneale - Sep 19 2014 - 12:44pm - 0 comments
... 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 - Sep 10 2023 - 9:53pm
... be one of the largest Bronze Age settlements ever found in Scotland. However, the 4000-year-old complex is threatened by coastal erosion ... is an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland. The islands have been inhabited for at least 8,500 years. Originally ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 13 2015 - 1:59pm - 0 comments