Was Saint Kessog Scotland’s Original Patron Saint?
Saint Kessog (also known as MacKessog) is an obscure figure in Scottish history who appears out of...
Read MoreMar 10, 2021 | Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Martyrs, Picts, Saint Andrew, Saint Columba
Saint Kessog (also known as MacKessog) is an obscure figure in Scottish history who appears out of...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2021 | Fire Festivals, Iron Age, Moray, Picts, Ritual Sacrifice, The Gruesome and Macabre, Vikings
The sleepy coastal town of Burghead becomes the focus of an ancient pagan ritual on the 11th January every year. As the Clavie, a barrel of burning tar is placed on the altar at the Doorie Hill the Brochers (natives of Burghead)...
Read MoreNov 30, 2020 | Cardinal David Beaton, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Ghost and Spirits, Graveyards, Cemeteries and Kirkyards, John Knox, Picts, Protestant Reformation, Robert the Bruce, Saint Andrew, Saint Columba, Scottish Wars of Independence, St Andrews
St Andrews Cathedral is the place to visit if you are interested in stones, bones, and ghostly...
Read MoreJun 18, 2020 | Anglo-Saxons, Beltane, Britons, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Myths and Legends, Nine Maidens, Picts
The 18th of June is the Feast Day of the Nine Maidens in Scotland. But who were these women? Did...
Read MoreJun 9, 2020 | Brechbennach (Relics of Saint Columba), Druids, Iona, Picts, Saint Columba
The Feast Day of Saint Columba is celebrated on the 9th of June, on the anniversary of his death....
Read MoreMay 20, 2020 | Anglo-Saxons, Britons, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Dun Nechtain, Gododdin, Peoples, Picts, Premonition, The Second Sight, Wars and Battles
As the Battle of Dún Nechtain was taking place, a strange incident occurred in Carlisle....
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