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Virtual tours of Culloden battlefield to launch January 2023
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced that virtual tours of the Culloden battlefield are to be launched later this month, allowing people from...
Scottish History Blog
Ruthven Barracks
Ruthven Barracks is situated on the south side of the River Spey overlooking the small town of Kingussie in...
Scottish History Blog
The Jacobite burning of Strathearn
From 25-29 January 1716, in the midst of a bitter winter, the Jacobites burned the Strathearn villages of Auchterarder,...
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Battle of Killiecrankie
At the battle of Killiecrankie on 27 July 1689, Scottish government forces under the command of Major-General Hugh Mackay of Scourie were defeated by...
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Roman roads in Scotland
Myth and fable surround much common understanding of Roman roads, they are for instance proverbial for their straightness and all lead to Rome. Or...
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Scottish History Blog
Ruthven Barracks
Ruthven Barracks is situated on the south side of the River Spey overlooking the small town of Kingussie in Badenoch and was constructed between...
Scottish History Blog
The Jacobite burning of Strathearn
From 25-29 January 1716, in the midst of a bitter winter, the Jacobites burned the Strathearn villages of Auchterarder, Blackford, Dalreoch, Crieff, Dunning, and...
Scottish history books
Scottish History Books
Recommended books on the Wars of Scottish Independence
With numerous books covering the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296-1357) here is a list most essential reading for those interested in the period. Bannockburn: The...
Scottish History Books
Recommended books on the Jacobites
There are many books covering the Jacobite period and this list shares the most essential reading for those interested in the period from the...
Scottish military history
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Ruthven Barracks
Ruthven Barracks is situated on the south side of the River Spey overlooking the small town of Kingussie in Badenoch and was constructed between...
Scottish History Blog
Cumberland’s bayonet drill
No account of the battle of Culloden would be complete without mention of the Duke of Cumberland's 'new' bayonet drill that was supposedly introduced...
Scottish history resources
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Field Marshal George Wade
George Wade was born in 1673 in Killavalley, Westmeath, Ireland, and is best remembered as the father of the military road-building programme that he...
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Lord Lovat’s memorial to King George I
THE Highlands of Scotland, being a country very mountainous, and almost inaccessible to any but the inhabitants thereof, whose language and dress are entirely...
