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Bessie Bell And Mary Gray: The Evidence Behind Perthshire’s Plague Ballad

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2015 For centuries, Bessie Bell and Mary Gray have been remembered as two young Perthshire women who tried to escape the plague by hiding in the countryside, only to die together. Their grave is still marked beside the River Almond and

Family baiting lines, Buckhaven. Another is described as Robinson family

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Old Scottish Fisheries – A Scotland Once Described By Its Fish

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2016 Long before oil, whisky or tourism became shorthand for Scottish wealth, foreign visitors and Scotland’s own chroniclers repeatedly remarked upon something much more elemental: the extraordinary abundance of fish in the country’s rivers, lochs and surrounding seas. Medieval writers described

Stuart Beattie Of Rosslyn Chapel

First published in 2005 Most people who say they want to change the world mean it

History of the Plague in Scotland

“History of the Plague in Scotland,” authored by L.A. Barbe in 1919, offers a meticulous account

A Critical Inquiry into the Scottish Language

In his seminal work, “A Critical Inquiry into the Scottish Language,” Francisque-Michel embarks on a scholarly

Scotland, In Focus·Scottish History Ledger

Clan Bruce

“Clan Bruce” by T. Innes presents a historical exploration into one of Scotland’s most illustrious and legendary families—the Bruces. Originating from the

by Editorial Team

24 May 2022

Scotland, In Focus·Scottish History Ledger

The Old Scottish Wine Trade

“The Old Scottish Wine Trade,” authored by L.A. Barbe in 1919, offers a meticulous exploration of Scotland’s historical involvement in the importation

by Editorial Team

15 May 2022