... is adding to already increasing evidence that this area of Scotland was a site of significant ceremonial importance in prehistoric times. ... Druim na Drochaid) is a village on the western shore of Loch Ness, home to the legendary Loch Ness Monster . To the east of the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 14 2017 - 3:53pm
There is an air of mystery about Loch Assynt (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Asaint) in Sutherland, Scotland. A freshwater loch, it lies in a spectacularly beautiful setting ... suggestive of this type of paranormal phenomena. Ardvreck Castle is one such place. The ruins of Ardvreck Castle stand on a rocky ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 24 2020 - 3:25pm
... sadly still stands on Beinn a' Bhragaidh. There are some in Scotland who think lessons could be drawn from the destruction of Nelson's ... to destroy the pillar at the time failed: SCOTLAND - LOCH FLEET TYRANTS AND TRAGEDY I was in the far north of Scotland last ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 8 2017 - 7:58pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands (A' Ghàidhealtachd). ... other popular sites to visit in the area is Urquhart Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal na Sròine) the remains of a thirteenth ...
Douglas MacQueen - Apr 2 2019 - 1:04pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands (Scottish Gaelic: A' ... Saint Columba is credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland. In Adomnán’s account of St Columba’s life which was written some ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 16 2016 - 12:58pm - 0 comments
Douglas MacQueen's blog Loch Arkaig (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Airceig) is a beautiful freshwater loch in Lochaber, Scotland. It is approximately 12 miles in length and lies 140 feet above sea ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 7 2020 - 8:10pm
... credited with the main role in the conversion of Scotland to Christianity when, in around 563, he and his twelve companions went ... is also noted for giving the first written account of the Loch Ness Monster . It was said that Columba came across a group of people ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jun 5 2017 - 1:15pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog Loch Arkaig (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Airceig) is in Lochaber, Scotland, to the west of the Great Glen (Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Mòr). It ...
Douglas MacQueen - Feb 3 2021 - 6:24pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register has confirmed that sightings of the Loch ... or black shapes’ moving in the water close to Urquhart Castle. Further sightings were via webcam, including one from a viewer in the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Dec 6 2016 - 1:21pm - 0 comments
... hills on the island of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach) in Scotland. The headland rises to a height of over 98 feet (30 metres) above sea level. To the east of the peninsula is the freshwater loch of Loch na h-Airde. The peninsula has a variety of archaeological sites ...
Douglas MacQueen - Nov 26 2017 - 3:08pm