Category: Mesolithic

Christmas in Scotland through the Ages

Dec 24, 2025 | Christmas and Yule, Chrom Dubh na Nollaig, Druids, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Prehistory, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

Did you know that once upon a time, Christmas was banned in Scotland- by the Kirk? And that...

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Winter Solstice: Scottish Megaliths and the World’s Oldest Calendar

Dec 21, 2025 | Calanais, Chambered cairn, Maeshowe, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Orkney, Prehistory, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice in Scotland can be a tough time of the year, with barely any daylight hours....

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Turning the Wheel of the Year

Sep 18, 2023 | Beltane, Calanais, Chambered cairn, Druids, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Fire Festivals, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Maeshowe, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Orkney, Prehistory, Samhain and Halloween, Stenness, Stone Circle, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The turning of the wheel of the year is something which is always with us. At the summer solstice,...

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