... of which were within the Celtic nations, including camps in Scotland (Alba), Isle of Man (Mannin) and Wales (Cymru). Many of these people ... Camp near Hawick (Scottish Gaelic: Hamhaig) in southern Scotland. The PoW camp was built on the slope of Winningtonrig Farm with a ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 16 2017 - 7:43pm
... Marshall Monument, George Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Peairt, Peairt agus Ceann Rois, Alba). Construction ... Monument began in 1822 and it was opened as a library and museum in 1824. It was gifted to the city by the Literary and Antiquarian ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jan 17 2023 - 12:51pm
... and hunters who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland. The Picts are thought to have been the descendants of the Caledonii ... the Picts never went away. They were crucial in forging Scotland and their beautiful artwork and carving can be found throughout the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Mar 12 2022 - 3:59pm
... their diet. The Picts were a major force in northern Scotland , but left no written records of their life and believe systems. The ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 31 2018 - 9:38pm
... election to Holyrood (Scottish Parliament), is to be made a Scotland Office minister. Malcolm Offord is to be made a minister in the Scotland Office by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This is despite him ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 1 2021 - 4:45pm
... has said that fracking "cannot and will not take place in Scotland". Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse told Members of the ... escape and contaminate groundwater around the fracking site. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had said she was "highly sceptical" ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 3 2017 - 3:12pm
Alastair Kneale's blog Congratulations to Scotland's Rugby Union team who have defeated England 25 - 13 in the Six Nations Championship today. In a thoroughly deserved victory Scotland outplayed and outfought England. As always it's a pleasure to see ...
Alastair Kneale - Feb 24 2018 - 7:18pm
... a bizarre and dangerous crossing across the Irish Sea from Scotland to the Isle of Man. Dale McLaughlan aged 28 from Irvine in North ... of Man being just 16 miles (26 km) south of Burrow Head in Scotland. The route that Dale McLaughlan took on 11th December, was from ...
Alastair Kneale - Dec 15 2020 - 9:21pm
... television programmes which have either been filmed in Scotland or have Scottish links. It coincides with the 130th anniversary of the ... charge in attractions and VisitScotland iCentres throughout Scotland and contains details of more than 60 television programmes. ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 29 2018 - 12:55pm
... the south of the Cuillin hills on the island of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach) in Scotland. The headland rises to a height of over 98 feet (30 metres) above sea ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 26 2017 - 3:08pm