... be something special and gave it to the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh to investigate. Conservation experts set to work in a ... valued. The map has been donated to the National Library of Scotland and although significant sections of the map have been lost, once the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 30 2016 - 8:12am - 0 comments
... Inter-Celtic Festival will be celebrating the Year of Scotland this month, with the prospect of more than seven hundred and fifty ... has a number of both historical and cultural links with Scotland. Although the ten day festival programme will showcase a whole ...
Valerie Caine - Aug 4 2017 - 10:52am
... Creative Commons Licence. Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Orkney Islands Place type: Natural ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 1:03pm
... bird life globally and in particular the dramatic decline in Scotland around Orkney and Shetland and on St Kilda in the Western Isles. The ... seabird populations," said Laura Bambini, the RSPB Scotland's seabird recovery officer.’ ...
Alastair Kneale - Dec 12 2017 - 5:55pm
... Gaelic: Pàislig) situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art under William Armour, David ... work. He is now widely acclaimed as having been one of Scotland’s finest figurative painters. Amongst his considerable body of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 31 2021 - 5:02pm
... Douglas MacQueen's blog Ancient rocks from Scotland's Outer Hebrides also known as the Western Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar) have been used by a team of scientists from Scotland, Canada and US in research to indicate the potential for the planet ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 16 2016 - 11:01am - 0 comments
... on 14 per cent and the Liberal Democrats on only 6 per cent. Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon remains the most popular leader in Scotland, with an approval rating of +16. Overall, just over half of Scots ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 22 2016 - 3:56pm - 0 comments
... Shetland Islands lie some 104 miles (168 km) northeast of Scotland. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west ... under Norwegian influences until Shetland become part of Scotland in the 15th century. Shetland is rich in mythology, ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 12 2019 - 6:36pm
... Romhra) in Kippford, Dalbeattie in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. The annual competition is organised by woodland conservation charity ... Contae Thír Eoghain, Éire). Image: Hawthorn tree in Scotland Tree of the Year 2021. Credit: Drew Patterson. ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 27 2021 - 3:01pm
... The drastic cut back will also have repercussion's for Scotland where the amount of cash sent to Holyrood (Scottish Parliament) by the ... scaled back. The Scottish National Party government in Scotland has been urged not to halt the winter fuel payments for pensioners ...
Mair Williams - Aug 1 2024 - 2:43pm