... official list of Munros and designated as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m). There are 282 Munros in Scotland and probably the best known Munro is Ben Nevis (Scottish Gaelic; Beinn ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 3 2020 - 4:58pm
... 1940). On its 100th anniversary the National Library of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba) has unveiled a new celebration of one of Scotland’s most iconic and influential novels. The novel first appeared as a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 10 2015 - 2:47pm - 0 comments
... once stood on its own in the Carrifran Valley has been voted Scotland's Tree of the Year 2020. The tree, known as 'The Survivor', became a ... Southern Uplands (Scottish Gaelic: Na Monaidhean a Deas) of Scotland. Now hundreds of trees have been planted in the area ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 22 2020 - 11:23am
... There is an old military airfield in Angus, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas, Alba). On 26 February 1913, Montrose Air ... first operational military aerodrome to be established in Scotland. It closed permanently for operations on 4 June 1952, but is now the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 13 2020 - 11:42am
... Coe (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Comhann) in the Highlands of Scotland has been found. His owner, David Parry from Glasgow (Glaschu), had ... another dog, Echo, when Kobe went missing. They are part of Scotland's Team AKobE Marathon Community. This a group that encourages and ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 29 2017 - 1:02pm
... Emmett McIntyre's blog Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College Founded in 1973 and internationally recognised as a ... the effort to maintain and revitalize the Gaelic language in Scotland and beyond. Soillse also aims to nurture a powerful research network ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jan 29 2015 - 4:57pm - 0 comments
... Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire, Scotland has been shut down for the final time. Construction of Hunterston B ... station has closed nuclear energy will still be generated in Scotland at the newer Torness power station in East Lothian. EDF Energy have ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 8 2022 - 4:05pm
... however this year apparently the Highlands and West of Scotland will get a respite because with NATO forces committed fully to the ... in Puerto Rico were closed to them. Apparently however Scotland and its environment is immune from such concern! It is to be ...
Alastair Kneale - May 11 2018 - 4:33pm
... reported it to the Treasure Trove Unit and National Museums Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba). There ... hoard that has been described as giving; "a new insight into Scotland’s history". A complete horse harness and sword dating back to ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 13 2020 - 11:09am
... election Labour had won the largest share of the vote in Scotland at every UK general election from the 1960s until 2015. Then in a ... time that the party had not won a UK general election in Scotland since 1959. It came upon the back of the Scottish Labour Parties ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 21 2016 - 12:59pm - 0 comments