Scotland’s Tragic Queens

Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason why gunpowder treason, should ever...

A name can conjure up all sorts of wild images. It can subdue, or excite. People have been known to fall madly in love with some names, and others have...

Gaelic, the spoken language of the Celts. Although they were from many areas of Europe, they were always depicted...

Kenneth Mac Alpin (Cinaed mac Ailpin) was King of Dal Riada (the Western coast of Scotland, including Argyle &...

In Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, situated at the north-west corner of St. Giles’ Cathedral stood a medieval building. Built in...

Capercaillie’s Latin name is ‘Tetrao Urogallus’, and the translation from Scottish Gaelic is, ‘horse of the forest’. Being the biggest...

Piercing – Saint Cassian – There is not much known about Cassian’s life, other than he was a professor...

Native to Eastern Asia, Rosa Rugosa, (wrinkled rose), was brought to Britain in the eighteenth century to be used...