Douglas MacQueen's blog Scotland's Celtic Psalter dates from the 11th Century and contains hand-written ... old psalter, which is the oldest Scottish book still in Scotland, has Gaelic and Pictish Celtic illustrations. With its extraordinary ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 14 2017 - 11:50am
... etching illustrating the eclipse is thought to lie inside Cairn L. This is one of the two large focal monuments on Cairnbane West outside ... circles and lines is at the back of the chamber of the cairn. It is thought to have been carved on 30 November, 3,340 BC, which fits ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Sep 26 2018 - 4:12pm
... blog Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) will close the three ... and point to the opportunities offered by an independent Scotland. She will say: "The Westminster government stumbles from day to day ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 9 2018 - 11:54am
... Na h-Eileanan a-staigh) and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The strait of Kyle Akin is a narrow stretch of water at the entrance ... Norway. Upon her death her remains were interred beneath a cairn in nearby Beinn na Caillaich so that the winds from her native land could ...
Douglas MacQueen - Mar 17 2017 - 1:55am - 0 comments
... Douglas MacQueen's blog The Witches of Scotland are undertaking a campaign for a statement from the Scottish ... making a public apology to those accused of witchcraft in Scotland between the 16th and 18th centuries. The campaign seeks a legal pardon ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 9 2022 - 2:36pm
... the “Wee Blue Book” by the superb website Wings Over Scotland here is the link. It makes a clear and concise argument for a ... sets out to give the case in support of independence for Scotland. The demand for the download is overwhelming. Wings Over Scotland are ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 13 2014 - 8:23pm - 0 comments
... ransceltic's Emmett McIntyre contacted Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College, to find out more about their work. Mick MacNèill ... institution, which is dedicated to promoting and preserving Scotland's ancient Celtic tongue, Scottish Gaelic, as a modern, living ...
Emmett McIntyre - May 1 2014 - 8:18pm - 0 comments
... ages the castle was known as 'Dunakin'. The western isles of Scotland formed part of the Norse-Gael Kingdom of Mann and the Isles and had ... own land. Upon her death her remains were interred beneath a cairn in nearby Beinn na Caillaich so that the winds from her native land could ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jul 9 2021 - 12:17pm
... MacQueen's blog The British Labour Party in Scotland is in turmoil. The leader of the Scottish Labour Party Johann Lamont ... Labour Party, who sided with the Conservatives to stab Scotland in the back during the Scottish referendum campaign, came as no ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 29 2014 - 9:10am - 0 comments
... Scottish Government Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages visited Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. Minister Allan’s ... program funding Gaelic speakers in Cape Breton to visit Scotland and study Gaelic at the expense of Edinburgh. The Cape Breton post ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 8 2014 - 10:09pm - 0 comments