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The Real Rob Roy MacGregor
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Many of the highland clans were unhappy when the Scottish King James VI became King James I of England,...
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The Legend of the Sword Dance
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The legend of the Sword Dance takes its beginnings from a Scottish prince named, Malcolm Canmore – (Canmore means:-...
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The Dipper
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Dippers, (Cinclus Cinclus), are a remarkable bird. Found in the northern mountinous parts of Scotland, North America & Asia,...
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Callanish Stones
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Located on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, on a small rise above...
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Scotland’s National Anthem (3)
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It was first composed as a pipe tune in 1982 for the Highland Games in Germany. ‘Highland Cathedral’, or “Cathair...
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Scotland’s National Anthem (1)
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As part of the United Kingdom, Scotland has never had an official registered “national anthem”. However, whenever a Scottish...
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Scotland’s Tragic Queens
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Queen Margaret – otherwise known as The Maid of Norway. Alexander lll King of Scotland, was born in September...
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Urquhart Castle
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Castle Urquhart, (pronounced UR-KUHT) and meaning, ‘on or by a thicket’, was once a home of the Comyn Clan....
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