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Discovering the megalithic sites of the nation

This comprehensive guide to prehistoric sites in Britain and Ireland is unparalleled. Divided into the different regions of the area, every standing stone or chambered...
The Thomas Percy Proclamation (Photo: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives)

Gunpowder Plot document found in city archives

An ancient document relating to the origins of Guy Fawkes Night has been found in the archives of a Scottish city. The fifth of November...
George MacMillan in his full clan chief regalia (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Macmillan clan chief keeps the wheels turning

In the impressive grounds of Finlaystone House, Port Glasgow, stands an ancient Yew tree, known as the John Knox Tree. The tree, which survived a...

The fifth and final part of our short story

Today we bring you the concluding part of Foxcastle, our exclusive short story. Handheld Press, which is run by Kate Macdonald, who is originally from...

The fourth part of our exclusive short story Foxcastle

We continue our exclusive short story by Sylvia Townsend Warner, Foxcastle, taken from her last collection of short stories, Kingdoms of Elfin. This has been...
James 'Jim' Bowie was of Scottish descent

Scots casualties at the Battle of The Alamo

The Alamo is known as ‘the Shrine of Texas Liberty’. Ever since the victory at San Jacinto in 1836, Texans and other Americans have shouted...


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