Dunnottar Castle: Dark Deeds and Desperate Defences
Dunnottar Castle clings to the wind-scoured cliffs south of Stonehaven, where the air feels thick...
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Category: Peoples
Saint Mungo: Patron Saint of Glasgow
Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, was born under heartbreaking circumstances. His...
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The Stone of Destiny: The Holy Grail of Scotland?
The Stone of Destiny was at the centre of a daring heist that took place on Christmas Day 1950. It...
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The Yules, Trows and a big helping of Superstition- The Old Festive Season in Scotland’s Northern Isles
The Yules was the old festive celebration in Orkney and Shetland. It is derived from the old Norse...
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The Picts: The Mystery, the Myth and the Monuments
My first encounter with the Picts came, as a child, when I went to see Sueno’s Stone on the...
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Kenneth MacAlpin: Heroic Unifier of Scotland or Treacherous Destroyer of The Picts?
Kenneth MacAlpin, or Cináed mac Ailpín as he was called in his native tongue, sat watching the...
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