+ Sea Spaghetti louisa, July 28, 2020August 2, 2020, History, 0 Sea Spaghetti is thought of as the, ‘new kale’. Found on the shores of the Isle of Bute or...
+ The Flowers of Scotland – Herb Jar louisa, July 27, 2020August 5, 2020, History, 0 Its is a real wonder what a little bottle of herbs called the, ‘Flowers of Scotland’ contains. The mixture...
+ The Heather louisa, July 22, 2020July 24, 2020, History, 0 The name heather comes from the Gaelic name of, ‘haeddre’, and means heathland. The species mostly found on Scotland is...
+ Dryas – Flower of the Clan MacNeil louisa, July 20, 2020July 22, 2020, History, 0 The ‘Dryas’ flower is named, after the ‘Dryads’, which are nymphs, of Greek mythology. They are also called, ‘hamadryad’...
+ Scotland’s National Anthem (3) louisa, July 20, 2020July 23, 2020, History, 0 It was first composed as a pipe tune in 1982 for the Highland Games in Germany. ‘Highland Cathedral’, or “Cathair...
+ Scotland’s National Anthem (2) louisa, July 19, 2020July 22, 2020, History, 0 From a tune created in about 1911 came words in 1951, and ‘Scotland the Brave’ or “Alba An Aigh”,...
+ Scotland’s National Anthem (1) louisa, July 18, 2020August 1, 2020, History, 0 As part of the United Kingdom, Scotland has never had an official registered “national anthem”. However, whenever a Scottish...
+ Rosa Rugosa louisa, July 12, 2020July 19, 2020, History, 0 Native to Eastern Asia, Rosa Rugosa, (wrinkled rose), was brought to Britain in the eighteenth century to be used...
+ Urquhart Castle louisa, July 9, 2020July 14, 2020, History, 0 Castle Urquhart, (pronounced UR-KUHT) and meaning, ‘on or by a thicket’, was once a home of the Comyn Clan....
+ Capercaillie louisa, July 6, 2020July 9, 2020, History, 0 Capercaillie’s Latin name is ‘Tetrao Urogallus’, and the translation from Scottish Gaelic is, ‘horse of the forest’. Being the biggest...
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