... Michael Yellowlees from from Birnam in Perthshire, Scotland, along with his Alaskan husky Luna, have trekked the width of Canada ... the ancient Caledonian Forest, which once stretched across Scotland. Talking of his journey Michael said: "I've been marched ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 13 2021 - 10:16am
... density is kept under control. That's also the case in Scotland where a new study has shown that islanders have the best quality of ... Hebrides came in the top three respectively in a Bank of Scotland survey. A number of factors contributed to the result including ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 18 2017 - 3:49pm
... by a new group meeting for the first time in Inverness in Scotland The Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force has been established ... it easier and more affordable for people in rural and remote Scotland to heat their homes. It will prepare a report on its findings ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 22 2015 - 12:33am - 0 comments
... Gaelic: Ceann Phàdraig) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Peterhead was founded by fishermen and became a significant fishing ... Since then it has made a remarkable journey from Scotland to Denmark, where it was found and a family sent it onwards on its ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 10 2017 - 7:37pm
A Kelpie in the Celtic mythology of Scotland was originally a name given to a ‘Water Horse’. This supernatural entity could be found in the lochs and rivers of Scotland and also has a place in Irish folklore. The description of their ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 22 2015 - 9:40pm
... coastline of the Scottish island of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Ìle, Na h-Eileanan a-staigh, Alba), ... years, the earliest dated evidence of human activity in Scotland. Since pigs first uprooted the items in 2009 trial excavations took ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 10 2015 - 1:51pm - 0 comments
... (Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach) is the largest firth in Scotland. The Inner Moray Firth is designated as a Special Protection Area for ... plans from people who live around the firth and throughout Scotland. Disclaimer: This blog is provided ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 12 2016 - 2:56pm - 0 comments
... Sunday Assembly. This is the first Assembly group in Scotland. The Sunday Assembly movement was founded by people who liked the ... it being affiliated to any doctrine or religion. BBC Scotland reported that each gathering in the Edinburgh area of Stockbridge ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 17 2018 - 1:06pm
... A rare flame shell reef off the west coast of Scotland has been 'devastated' by a scallop dredger. The Loch Carron reef near ... the shore. This has wrecked the reef and as reported by BBC Scotland local marine biologist Sue Scott said: "Divers have seen hundreds of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 24 2017 - 11:29pm
... MacQueen's blog Skye (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach) is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan a-staigh) of Scotland. Now a new study from finds on Skye, published in the Scottish ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 3 2018 - 11:55am