Scottish History Blog

Hundreds of commandos gathered in Lochaber to mark the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Marines Commandos. The gathering took place at the Commando Memorial near Spean Bridge in the heart of Commando...

The Balfour Stone in the Pass of Killiecrankie supposedly marks the grave and the spot where Brigadier Barthold Balfour was killed while trying to rally Scottish government troops fleeing the battle of Killiecrankie on...

In the 1430s, while residing at Ardtornish and ill with an upset stomach which caused him 'not to smell well', Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles was visited by his barons. During the meeting,...

James Renwick was a Scottish Presbyterian minister who became the last of the prominent Covenanter martyrs of Scotland. He was executed on 17 February 1688 for his resistance to the religious policies of King...

The Battle of Glen Fruin was a Scottish clan battle fought on 7 February 1603 between the Clan Gregor (or MacGregor) and its allies on one side, and the Clan Colquhoun and its allies...

Scotland is truly fortunate in the number and range of Roman marching camps already identified here, and without a shadow of doubt, many more remain to be discovered in the years to come. Marching camps...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published reports of three surveys looking at what impact Covid-19 had on the historic environment, from 2020-2021. Their most recent survey looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the historic...

Over the next few months the National Library of Scotland (NLS) is looking for volunteers to help with a set of new collaborative projects to transcribe features and text from maps. NLS is hoping to gather all...