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1. Rare Bed Hangings From Scotland's Dunollie Castle Discovered

   ... bed hangings have been found in the attic of Dunollie House, next to the Scottish town of Oban (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Òban). Dunollie House is where the Clan MacDougall chief moved from the adjacent castle and was ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Mar 1 2016 - 10:00am - 0 comments

2. Scottish General Tam Dalyell who played cards with the Devil

   Douglas MacQueen's blog The House of Binns, is the former home of General Tam Dalyell and is now managed by the National Trust For Scotland . The house we now see dates from the early 17th century, but is ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Mar 23 2018 - 2:18pm

3. Scotland - Million acorns collected to expand ancient oak woods

   ... part of a project to expand ancient oakwoods in south west Scotland. The scheme is taking place in Galloway Forest Park which is a ... Over the next few years, Forest Enterprise Scotland will plant the acorns around Loch Trool and the Cree Valley helping ... with the aim to further expand native woodland across south Scotland.  Disclaimer:  This blog is ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Dec 16 2016 - 12:39pm - 0 comments

4. Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College, Celebrates 30th Graduation Ceremony

   ... Emmett McIntyre's blog Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic College, located on the Isle of Skye off Scotland’s west coast, has graduated fifty students in an October 3rd ...

   Emmett McIntyre - Oct 8 2014 - 7:26pm - 0 comments

5. Scotland and Wales Tree of the year 2020 contenders

   ... MacQueen's blog Voting is now open to name Scotland's Tree Of The Year and also Wales' Tree Of The Year 2020 . A ... who organise the competition. Carol Evans, Woodland Trust Scotland director, said of those nominated that: "There was a common theme to a ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Aug 25 2020 - 8:20pm

6. Ancient mysteries of Scotland's Kilmartin Glen

   ... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) in the west of Scotland. It is located in Kilmartin Glen, an area noted for having the most ... of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. Kilmartin Glen can quite rightly claim to be one of the world’s ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jan 21 2019 - 8:32pm

7. Culzean Castle

   ... Am Magh Baog, A' Charraig). This is on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland about nine miles south from Ayr. This site is now owned by the ... designed by Robert Adam is built on the site of a previous house. The house is in a spectacular location on the cliffs above the Firth of ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 4 2021 - 9:02pm

8. BBC under comes under continued criticism in Scotland

   ... service broadcaster, with its headquarters at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London. It is principally funded by an annual television ... failure to report on local pro independence marches across Scotland, organised by All Under One Banner are an example. However, its not ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Aug 13 2018 - 1:42pm

9. Scotland: Fragment of Timber Could Reveal History of Castle of Old Wick

   ... above the North Sea near the town of Wick, Caithness, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige, Gallaibh, Alba). It is thought that a ... into the sea many years ago. Now Historic Environment Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) are seeking to ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Sep 24 2021 - 3:39pm

10. Conservation project to restore blanket bogs in Ireland and Scotland

    ... bog are to be restored across the island of Ireland and Scotland. European Union funding is going towards the five-year Co-operation ... It is being delivered through a partnership between  RSPB Scotland , RSPB NI,  BirdWatch Ireland , Butterfly Conservation, Northern ...

    Eibhlin O'Neill - Dec 13 2017 - 3:41pm

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