Big Duncan MacKenzie and his mighty sword.
I started taking pictures through my involvement in outdoor and adventure sports. I think most kids have an interest in cameras at some point
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What 3 things come to mind when you think of Scotland? We asked tourists in Edinburgh. The White Rose Guild aims to transform these typical perceptions of Scotland to provide opportunities for visitors to experience the real beauty, history and lives of people in this country.
Dougie Cunningham Photographer Q&A
I started taking pictures through my involvement in outdoor and adventure sports. I think most kids have an interest in cameras at some point
Paraig MacNeil
Paraig MacNeil Since 1988, Paraig MacNeil, Scotland’s bardic storyteller, has been telling traditional tales,
Ian Walker Genealogist Q&A
Ian Walker Genealogist Q&A What made you start researching your own family history? As
A Royal Jacobite Sporting Gun.
A Royal Jacobite Sporting Gun. Pics and text © Paul Macdonald-Macdonald Armouries/ West Highland Museum
Ossian: Warrior Poet
Artist Eileen Budd and publisher Alice Sage from Wide Open Sea are on a mission
STEEL BONNETS Episode 4
by John Sadler One of the most notable historians of Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts, John Sadler
STEEL BONNETS Episode 3
by John Sadler One of the most notable historians of Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts, John Sadler
STEEL BONNETS Episode 2
By the middle of the 16 th Century life in the south of England was becoming relatively safe and prosperous the Borders were fastened in the bitter grip of strife.
STEEL BONNETS Episode 1
by John Sadler One of the most notable historians of Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts, John Sadler
Death March from Dunbar
by John Sadler One of the most notable historians of Anglo-Scottish Border conflicts, John Sadler
First in the Attack
John Sadler BA (Hons), M.Phil, FRHistS, FSA (Scotland.) One of the most notable historians of
Malcolm Ferris-Lay FRSA FSA Scot Author of: “The Sgian Dubh”
When I first I first thought about writing a book my initial idea was to
What is it about Scotland that stirs the heart and imagination?
Throughout centuries the history, stories abound, regaled of and told by the bards and poets,
Gunnister Man
North Mainland
Shetland
On 12th May 1951, James Bigland and James Johnson were cutting peats near Gunnister, in
Coat of Arms
Heraldy
“One of the first things people say when they see my work is, “Beautiful, what
Clan Macpherson Museum, Newtonmore
The Clan Macpherson Museum first opened its doors in 1952 to house treasures already in
