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Heritage and Arts·Scottish History Ledger

Before GPS, Scotland’s Coast Was a Map Made From Castles, Churches, Chimneys and Hills

Before GPS, Scotland’s Coast Was a Map Made From Castles, Churches, Chimneys and Hills In the middle of the nineteenth century, sailors approaching Scotland navigated through a landscape that has largely disappeared from modern experience. Church steeples, ruined castles, coal-pit chimneys, mills, glassworks and

Heritage and Arts·Scottish History Ledger

Shortbread, Superstition And The Law: How Scots Married Before The Modern Wedding

Long before Scottish weddings became affairs of hotel packages, photographers and carefully arranged seating plans, marriage could involve banns from the kirk, a loosened shoe against witchcraft, neighbours supplying the feast and, in some places, a piece of shortbread broken over the bride’s head.

The Men Who Came to Take Lewis

In 1598, James VI granted a group of Lowland landowners sweeping rights over Lewis. They came

An artistic reconstruction of Bessie Bell and Mary Gray standing beside the simple woodland bower associated with their story, near a river in seventeenth century Perthshire during

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

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

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

Midlothian·Scotland, In Focus·Scottish History Ledger

Stuart Beattie Of Rosslyn Chapel

First published in 2005 Most people who say they want to change the world mean it in the broadest possible sense. Stuart

by LM Bruce

14 May 2026

Scotland, In Focus·Scottish History Ledger

History of the Plague in Scotland

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

by Editorial Team

21 May 2025

Scotland, In Focus·Scottish History Ledger

A Critical Inquiry into the Scottish Language

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

by Editorial Team

21 October 2023

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