+ 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...
+ Callanish Stones louisa, July 3, 2020July 5, 2020, History, 0 Located on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, on a small rise above...
+ The Bluebells of Scotland louisa, July 1, 2020July 7, 2020, History, 0 Oh! Where, and Oh! Where has your Highland laddie gone, Oh! Where, and Oh! Where has your Highland laddie...
+ Adopted National Flower of Scotland louisa, July 1, 2020July 14, 2023, History, 0 The Thistle is not the official flower of Scotland, but it has been the adopted emblem from, as far...
+ The Real Rob Roy MacGregor louisa, June 28, 2020August 1, 2020, History, 0 Many of the highland clans were unhappy when the Scottish King James VI became King James I of England,...
+ The Old Tolbooth louisa, June 26, 2020June 27, 2020, History, 0 In Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, situated at the north-west corner of St. Giles’ Cathedral stood a medieval building. Built in...
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