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Battle of Loch nan Uamh during the Jacobite ’45
On 3 May 1746, three Royal Navy warships sailed into Loch nan Uamh in Arisaig and engaged two French privateers that had arrived to...
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Battle of Loch nan Uamh during the Jacobite ’45
On 3 May 1746, three Royal Navy warships sailed into Loch nan Uamh in Arisaig and engaged two French privateers that had arrived to...
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The Lost Legion: A Personal Search
In my article – Disappearance of the Ninth Legion – I set out to address the probable fate of...
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Massacre of Glencoe: Last act of the Highland War
In the early hours of 13 February 1692, Scottish government soldiers under the command of Captain Robert Campbell of...
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The first muster of the Black Watch at Aberfeldy
In May 1740, the 43rd Highland Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) mustered for the first time on the banks of the River Tay at...
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The Ardeer Company and the defence of Nobel’s Explosive Factory
In November 1912, Nobel's Explosive Factory at Ardeer in Ayrshire formed a company of reserve soldiers from their workforce...
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The sinking of HMS Dasher
On 27 March 1943, Royal Navy Avenger-class escort carrier HMS Dasher (D37) suffered a major internal explosion and sank in the Firth...
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HES seeks community input for the future management of the Calanais Standing Stones
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking community input to develop proposals for the future management of the Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of...
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Archaeologists uncover grapeshot and a clan chief’s shoe buckle at Culloden
Recent investigations by National Trust for Scotland (NTS) archaeologists at Culloden battlefield have uncovered a wide range of artefacts,...
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Evidence of a drawbridge at Brodick Castle discovered
Evidence of an early 17th-century drawbridge protecting Brodick Castle has been discovered during recent conservation work by the National...
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