... There are about 2,400 prehistoric carved rocks known in Scotland, such as those at Drumtroddan , and it is likely many more have yet ... across the Celtic lands stretching from the north of Scotland to Galicia. They comprise of cup-shaped depressions, often with ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 11 2018 - 9:30pm
... to other institutions prior to the establishment of the Manx Museum in 1922 has brought a swift and refreshingly explicit (interim) response ... Duke of Athol to the forerunner of the National Museum in Scotland. This inspired local antiquarians to look for another skeleton – ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 15 2015 - 8:51pm - 0 comments
... reported over the weekend that English residents of Scotland will nullify the will of a majority of the Celtic residents of Scotland in the upcoming vote on independence. Little can be added to ...
Niall McCarsten - May 20 2014 - 11:57am - 0 comments
... eighteen minutes, but this year the curator of The Leece Museum in Peel, Roy Baker, will be speaking at the annual commemorative service ... and crew. Organised by the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool, the commemoration takes place alongside the ship’s ...
Valerie Caine - May 6 2014 - 9:04pm - 0 comments
... beautiful illuminated version of The Deer's Cry in the Manx Museum (Manx Gaelic: Thie Tashtee Vannin) consisting of a series of pages of ... illustrations by Archibald Knox can be seen on the Manx Museum website . In 2014 there was a Manx stamp release, marking the 150th ...
Alastair Kneale - May 20 2020 - 8:03pm
... part of a project to expand ancient oakwoods in south west Scotland. The scheme is taking place in Galloway Forest Park which is a ... Over the next few years, Forest Enterprise Scotland will plant the acorns around Loch Trool and the Cree Valley helping ... with the aim to further expand native woodland across south Scotland. Disclaimer: This blog is ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 16 2016 - 12:39pm - 0 comments
... Emmett McIntyre's blog Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College, located on the Isle of Skye off Scotland’s west coast, has graduated fifty students in an October 3rd ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 8 2014 - 7:26pm - 0 comments
... MacQueen's blog Voting is now open to name Scotland's Tree Of The Year and also Wales' Tree Of The Year 2020 . A ... who organise the competition. Carol Evans, Woodland Trust Scotland director, said of those nominated that: "There was a common theme to a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 25 2020 - 8:20pm
... above the North Sea near the town of Wick, Caithness, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige, Gallaibh, Alba). It is thought that a ... into the sea many years ago. Now Historic Environment Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) are seeking to ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 24 2021 - 3:39pm
... town of Wick (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige) in the north of Scotland. Designed by Scottish sculptor Alan Beattie Herriott, the figure ... Image : Seafarers Memorial image courtesy of BBC Scotland Disclaimer: This blog is provided for general ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 22 2023 - 6:10pm