July 16, 2024
How about 9120 drams – all in one bottle – that’s over 60 gallons! The bottle stands 5’5″ tall and is filled with Famous Grouse […]
July 16, 2024
Professor Peter Higgs may have kept a low profile for most of his life – but that is now changing. Throughout the world, people are becoming […]
July 16, 2024
The most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle is the highest honor Scotland can bestow. It is the Scottish equivalent of the Order of […]
July 16, 2024
Perhaps the most popular member of the royal family, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon came from Scottish nobility and a direct line to the Royal House of Scotland. Yes, even […]
July 16, 2024
The daughter of King James V of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots was a sports enthusiast. She played golf – and tennis – and apparently soccer. […]
July 16, 2024
It seems the period from 300 AD to 900 AD may not have been as dark as previously thought. This is a time that Scotland has traditionally […]
July 16, 2024
The Stone of Destiny – that ancient royal seat of Scotland, where kings were crowned -may be the Stone of Irvine. One thing is sure, it has […]
July 16, 2024
The Scottish Government has launched a free iPhone app which contains the entire works of the Bard – over 550 poems and songs! Culture Minister Fiona […]
July 16, 2024
A Dram In A Can? Oh no! What’s the world coming to? Scotch whisky connoisseurs are up in arms over “Sir Edwin’s tinned whisky”! It’s being […]
July 16, 2024
The Highlands and Islands are to receive £18m in EU cash aid from the European Regional Development Fund. These funds are to assist the area in […]
July 16, 2024
This university is set to join other Scottish universities in the new year. It has met the standards required for institutions of advanced learning. The final […]
July 16, 2024
The museum contains 5000 artifacts from Burns’ life, including manuscripts and personal items like a piece of Jean Armour’s wedding dress. The museum is an attempt […]
July 16, 2024
This new series is moving from radio to BBC II Scotland. You probably won’t be able to watch it here yet (it takes a while for […]
July 16, 2024
The Sound of Islay will be home to the world’s first tidal energy project. The Sound of Islay lies between the Island and Jura, and was selected […]
July 16, 2024
You know about watching a politician’s lips. How about watching his fingers? Scottish domination of British politics is a tradition (just look at the nine Prime […]
July 16, 2024
A priceless chanter from the 1600s is being returned to its native land after more than 200 years in exile. The chanter once belonged to the […]
July 16, 2024
It wasn’t washed ashore from a shipwreck, but it may have gone down the drain. The heavy snows last winter caused some of the Glenfiddich warehouse […]
July 16, 2024
www.Scotlandspeople.gov.uk offers free surname searches from the government records dating back to 1513. The web site www.AncestorsOnBoard.com offers passenger lists for voyages leaving Britain from 1890-1960 with images available […]