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Historic Environment Scotland releases first Grants Funding Report
Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the second-largest grant provider for heritage in Scotland, has released its first Grants Funding Report. The report showcases how the organization's grants are utilized and...
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The Royal Navy’s capture of Eilean Donan Castle
During the Jacobite Rising of 1719, Royal Navy warships attacked and captured the Spanish-held Eilean Donan Castle in Kintail. The castle was the main...
Articles
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...
Articles
The Lost Legion: A Personal Search
In my article – Disappearance of the Ninth Legion – I set out to address the probable fate of the famous Roman Ninth Legion...
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The Capitulation of Irvine
Following a standoff between Scottish and English forces at Irvine in July 1297, the leaders of the Scottish army who were in revolt against...
Scottish History Blog
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...
Scottish History Blog
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 to guard the site in...
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Historic Environment Scotland releases first Grants Funding Report
Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the second-largest grant provider for heritage in Scotland, has released its first Grants Funding Report. The report showcases how the...
News
Highland law firm uncovers link to historic crofting case
Charles Innes, the founding partner of law firm Innes & Mackay, successfully secured a verdict of not guilty in the first documented legal victory...
News
Dallas Dhu Distillery to reopen as a working distillery
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced that the Dallas Dhu distillery in Moray Speyside will reopen as a working distillery.
Aceo Distillers Company Limited...