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Declaration of Arbroath to go on display for first time in 18 years
If you are a history buff or a proud Scot, you might want to mark your calendar for this summer. The Declaration of Arbroath, one of Scotland's most important historical documents, will be on...
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Culloden battlefield virtual tours
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the Jacobite Rising of 1745-46. The battle took place on April 16, 1746, on Drumossie Moor near Inverness, and resulted in a decisive victory for...
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Butter Bridge in Glen Kinglas
Butter Bridge stands in the shadow of Beinn Ime and crosses the gently flowing Kinglas Water in Glen Kinglas, Argyll. The bridge was built sometime between 1748-1750 as part of Major William Caulfeild's military...
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The Rout of Moy
On the night of 16-17 February 1746, a government force of around 1,500, many of them from the 64th Highlanders and the Independent Highland Companies under the command of John Campbell, 4th Earl of...
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Tummel Bridge
Tummel Bridge is situated at the western end of Loch Tummel in Perthshire and was built in 1730 to carry Lieutenant-General George Wade’s Crieff to Dalnacardoch military road across the River Tummel.
General Wade in...
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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 at the end of this month, allowing people from all over the world to tour...
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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 1718 and 1721 on the site of an earlier medieval...
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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 Muthill after driving out the inhabitants in an attempt to...