... 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
... in Caithness (Scottish Gaelic: Gallaibh) in the northeast of Scotland. Features identified as resembling such a site have resulted in ... by the Vikings through the northern and western islands of Scotland, parts of the Scottish mainland, then into the Irish Sea to the Isle ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 7 2017 - 6:39pm
... peatland and wetland in Caithness and Sutherland in northern Scotland. It covers about 1540 square miles (4000 km2). It is the largest ... up to 10 metres deep. Blanket bog covers about 20% of Scotland’s land area: some 15% of all the blanket bog in the world. The peat ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 14 2018 - 9:16pm
... The area stretches across Caithness and Sutherland in Scotland. The bid, if successful, would result in the special designation being ... up to 10 metres deep. Blanket bog covers about 20% of Scotland’s land area: some 15% of all the blanket bog in the world. The peat ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 29 2020 - 8:48pm
... by the Celtic League: NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE SCOTLAND : MILITARY EXERCISE KILLED SCHOOL OF WHALES In 2008 we highlighted ... the British Military had caused at Cape Wrath in Northern Scotland . At that time fires in the coastal area used for military exercises ...
Myghal Map Serpren - Jun 28 2015 - 3:27pm - 0 comments
... of Skye and Mull. This is not the only connection with Scotland. Nasa's Mars Curiosity space exploration vehicle is exploring a part of the planet named after Torridon in Scotland. Nasa chose the name Torridon due to the Torridonian Supergroup, a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 13 2018 - 2:48pm