The Muckle Spate of 1829: Scotland’s Most Catastrophic Historical Flood
The Muckle Spate (or ‘Big Flood’) of August 1829 remains the most catastrophic flood event in...
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Category: Disasters & Mysteries
Shetland Fishing Fleet Disasters: The Storms That Devastated Scotland’s Northern Isles
By a grim coincidence of the calendar, mid-July marks the anniversary of two of the worst...
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The Darien Scheme: A Grave in the Jungle and a Nation Betrayed
The Darien Scheme offered one ruined laird a way out. In the autumn of 1694, sand overwhelmed...
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Tay Bridge Disaster: the ghost train that vanishes mid-crossing
Tay Bridge Disaster still haunts the Firth of Tay in more ways than one. On the anniversary of the...
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The Flannan Islands Mystery: Vanishing Keepers of the Outer Hebrides
The Flannan Islands Mystery is one of Scotland’s most enduring maritime mysteries. It was...
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