By Amanda MacMillan MUSKETS and cannons were at the ready yesterday (tues) ahead of this year’s re-enactment of the Battle of Prestonpans. Organisers predict large crowds for the event stretching over… more →
Deadline Press & Picture Agencywrote 3 weeks ago: It is always a pleasant surprise to come across references to Skye, whether stories in the national … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Reblogged from dailyoddsandends: The treasure of Loch Arkaig, sometimes known as the Jacobite Gold, … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: The treasure of Loch Arkaig, sometimes known as the Jacobite Gold, was a large amount of specie prov … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Only a month ‘til CF13! My goodness, I’d better get my bags packed and Chromaharp tuned! Better dig … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Good morning. Today is April 16, 2013. Do you know where your taxes are? Of course you don’t, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The Lurg Burn tumbles under a stone bridge as it makes its way down to the Sma’ Glen just north of G … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The Prestonpans Tapestry is on display at New Lanark until the 9th April when it will be on display … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In this week of April Fools pranks (or ‘hunting the gowks’ here in Scotland), I’ve been investigatin … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Following on from the Cumberland’s Stone, and thinking about the Jacobites: It made sense to i … more →
wrote 2 months ago: http://www.britainunlimited.com Glenfinnan is the spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie came ashore in 17 … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Bayeux Tapestry; photo by Gabriel Seah via Wikimedia Commons How much do you remember about Britain … more →
wrote 3 months ago: What is this a new update!? yes it is! I’m hoping to get caught up since a lot has happened si … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Walter Scott’s predilection for squirrelling ‘out of the way things’ away appears … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Small windows were the norm’ due to glazing costs and insulating factors, and even taxes. It w … more →
wrote 4 months ago: This week almost 300 years ago, the Jacobites won an important victory. On the 8th January 1746, the … more →
wrote 4 months ago: My mother learned to sing this carol in Latin, customary in the pre-Vatican II Catholic Church when … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Title: The Last Wolf Author: Michael Morpurgo Rating: 3 (worth the effort) Description: When Miya … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This post is a little late in coming. Well, it wasn’t originally. I’d just finished typi … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Jeff and I visited our “true home Scotland” in 2002. We had just on 2 weeks to circumnav … more →