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17/11/2024

Corgarff Castle from above 😍 Isn't it beautiful?! ⭐

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14/11/2024

Nairn Beach. Nairn (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around 17 miles (27 km) east of Inverness. It is the traditional county town of the county of Nairn, also known as Nairnshire. As of the 2011 Census, Nairn had a population of 9,773, making it the third-largest settlement in the Highland council area, behind Inverness and Fort William. Nairn is best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, award-winning beaches, a community centre/mid-scale arts venue (Nairn Community & Arts Centre), a small theatre (called The Little Theatre) and one small museum, providing information on the local area and incorporating the collection of the former Fishertown museum. King James VI of Scotland visited the town in 1589 and is said to have later remarked that the High Street was so long that the people at either end spoke different languages, Scots and Gaelic. The landward farmers and the fishing families at the harbour end spoke Doric, and the highlanders spoke Gaelic. Nairn, formerly split into Scottish Gaelic- and Scots-speaking communities, was a town of two halves in other ways. The narrow-streeted fishertown surrounds a harbour built by Thomas Telford while Victorian villas stand in the ‘West End’. It is believed that the Duke of Cumberland stayed in Nairn the night before the battle of Culloden.

In 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the battle of Auldearn was fought near the town, between Royalists and Covenanters.

14/11/2024

The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries. Although maintained after Scotland’s monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used, and was burned out in 1746. It is now a visitor attraction in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. A royal manor existed on the site in the 12th century. This was replaced by a fortification known as ‘the Peel’, built in the 14th century by occupying English forces under Edward I. The site of the manor made it an ideal military base for securing the supply routes between Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle. The English fort was begun in March 1302 under the supervision of two priests, Richard de Wynepol and Henry de Graundeston. The architect, Master James of St George, was also present. In September 1302, sixty men and 140 women helped dig the ditches; the men were paid twopence and the women a penny daily. A hundred foot-soldiers were still employed as labourers on the castle in November and work continued during the Summer of 1303. In 1424, the town of Linlithgow was partially destroyed in a great fire. King James I started the rebuilding of the Palace as a grand residence for Scottish royalty, also beginning the rebuilding of the Church of St Michael immediately to the south of the palace: the earlier church had been used as a storeroom during Edward’s occupation. Over the following century the palace developed into a formal courtyard structure, with significant additions by James III and James IV. James V was born in the palace in April 1512, the household of his mother Margaret Tudor at Linlithgow included the African servants Margaret and Ellen More. James V added the outer gateway and the elaborate courtyard fountain. The stonework of the South façade was renewed and unified for James V in the 1530s by the keeper, James Hamilton of Finnart. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at the Palace in December 1542 and occasionally stayed there during her reign.

14/11/2024

Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire. Scotland. The spectacularly located “castle” incorporates a fortalice torhous. The “central” square tower 5 stories high formed part of the “New” Castle. Lochnaw Castle shows four periods of construction - a simple 16th-century keep, 17th- and 18th-century domestic dwellings, and a mansion-house, which was later demolished. There is a plaque bearing the date 1486, on the SE wall of the keep. A chapel, built in 1704, was demolished c. 1953.

An earlier, ruined castle stands on an island in the nearby Lochnaw Loch. A royal castle, this was given to the Agnews in 1363, but was sacked by Archibald The Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas in 1390, and subsequently dismantled.

The Agnews held the new castle until the end of the 20th century. The castle, located by the loch, is occupied as a private residence.

14/11/2024

‘S e loch ann an Alba a tha ann an Loch Dochard. Tha e suidhichte aig cois a’ Bheinn Mhòr (Ben More) anns an t-Siorrachd Pheairt is Cheann Rois. Tha an rathad A84 eadar a’ Chrìon Làraich agus Ard Choille a’ dol seachad air bruach an locha.
Tha an loch mu 2/3 mìle (1 km) a dh’fhad agus tha an leud aige mu 281 slat (257 m) aig an àite as leathainne. San fharsaingeachd tha e mu 176 slat (161 m) a leud. Tha Loch Dochard cho mòr ri 46 acair agus tha an àrainn drèanaidh aige cho mòr ri nas m***a na 39 mhìle ceàrnagach (101 km²). ‘S e 5 troigh (1.5 m) an domhainneachd mheadhanach aige le 11 troigh (3.3 m) aig an àite as doimhne. Tha bàrr uisge an locha mu 513 troigh (156 meatair) os cionn na mara.
Thèid an loch a lìonadh bhon iar le Abhainn Fillan agus sruthaidh an t-uisge a-mach à Loch Dochard chun an ear-thuath gu Loch Iubhair.
Tha cuid eileanan ann an Loch Dochard. Tha eilean beag ann am meadhan an locha a tha mu 18 troigh a dh’àird far a bheil làimhrig airson bàtaichean aig ceann an ear an eilein. Tha tobhtaichean seann chaisteal ann a chaidh a thogail eadar 1583 agus 1631 le Sir Duncan Campbell. Chaidh a losgadh ann an 1648.

14/11/2024

14 November 1797 – Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist and lawyer (d. 1875)

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth’s history.

He is best known today for his association with Charles Darwin and as the author of Principles of Geology (1830–33), which presented to a wide public audience the idea that the earth was shaped by the same natural processes still in operation today, operating at similar intensities.

The philosopher William Whewell dubbed this gradualistic view “uniformitarianism” and contrasted it with catastrophism, which had been championed by Georges Cuvier and was better accepted in Europe.

The combination of evidence and eloquence in Principles convinced a wide range of readers of the significance of “deep time” for understanding the earth and environment.

Lyell’s scientific contributions included a pioneering explanation of climate change, in which shifting boundaries between oceans and continents could be used to explain long-term variations in temperature and rainfall. Lyell also gave influential explanations of earthquakes and developed the theory of gradual “backed up-building” of volcanoes. In stratigraphy his division of the Tertiary period into the Pliocene, Miocene, and Eocene was highly influential. He incorrectly conjectured that icebergs were the impetus behind the transport of glacial erratics, and that silty loess deposits might have settled out of flood waters. His creation of a separate period for human history, entitled the ‘Recent’, is widely cited as providing the foundations for the modern discussion of the Anthropocene.

Building on the innovative work of James Hutton and his follower John Playfair, Lyell favoured an indefinitely long age for the earth, despite evidence suggesting an old but finite age.

He was a close friend of Charles Darwin, and contributed significantly to Darwin’s thinking on the processes involved in evolution.

14/11/2024

14 November 1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he was the first European to trace the origins of the Blue Nile.

Bruce was a Scottish Freemason. He was Initiated in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2, on 1 August 1753. The Lodge history, which details his Initiation in the Lodge reads: ‘Bruce, James, Younger of Kinnaird – the Abyssinian Traveller.’

For most of his life Bruce resided in a fine house on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, previously occupied by George Lockhart of Carnwath and named Lockhart’s Court.

In his final years, Bruce became very corpulent. He died on 27 April 1794 of injuries sustained when on the previous day he fell down stairs at Kinnaird House. He was buried behind his wife in the Larbert old churchyard. The highly unusual monument was made out of cast iron by the local Carron Ironworks and stands on the south east corner of the churchyard.

14/11/2024

Lethendry Castle was occupied by the Jacobites at the time of the Battle of Cromdale, in 1690.
Known locally as Lethendry Castle, it is a small L-shaped tower probably 16th century, incorporated in the farm buildings of Wester Lethendry. It comprises a basement and at least two storeys, and is constructed of rubble masonry bonded with lime mortar and small stone pinnings.
The monument comprises the remains of a tower house of the later 16th century. The L-shaped tower survives to two storeys in its north west corner. It is located on the lower slopes of the Haughs of Cromdale, and enjoys extensive views of Strathspey and the village of Cromdale. The tower has been incorporated into a farmstead likely to date from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The tower is L-shaped in plan with a rectangular main block extending roughly east-west with two vaulted rooms on the ground floor. A wing extends to the north which contained an internal stair to first floor level. Structural evidence suggest that the tower consisted of three main storeys. The main entrance was in the re-entrant angle, where a doorway survives. Five courses of corbelling are visible in the re-entrant angle and would have supported a projecting stair turret serving the upper floors. There are two openings in the front elevation of the tower, facing south. Internally, masonry barrel vaults over the two ground floor rooms are well preserved. In the interior west-facing elevation the survival of a carved stone jamb indicates there would once have been a fireplace on the first floor. The tower is constructed of random rubble with the exterior corners on the ground floor squared with rough quoins which then change to rounded corners with a chamfered quoin at the point of transition.
The scheduled area is irregular on plan, to include the remains described above and an area within which evidence relating to the monument’s construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map. The scheduling specifically excludes the more modern farm steading buildings which abut the tower.
Lethendry Farm in Morayshire stands one mile south-east of Cromdale

14/11/2024

Loch Dochart Castle was a three storey Tower House built in the late sixteenth/early seventeenth century by Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy. Constructed on a small island in the middle of the loch, it was primarily a residence rather than an effective fortification. It was destroyed in an attack by John McNab in 1646. Loch Dochart is a small freshwater loch on the Lochdochart Estate in Stirling, Scottish Highlands. It lies approximately 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to the east of the town of Crianlarich at the foot of Ben More. There is a small wooded island in the middle of the loch on which stands the ruins of a castle originally built by Sir Duncan Campbell between 1583 and 1631.
Loch Dochart is a fresh water loch fed by the River Fillan and connected to Loch Tay by the River Dochart. These waterways served as a major artery of movement and communication throughout the pre-industrial era and, via the River Tay, provided access all the way to the Firth of Tay and the North Sea. It was the presence of these excellent logistical links which prompted Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy to build the castle. It was one of several fortified residences - including Achallader, Barcaldine, Edinample, Finlarig and Monzie castles - raised by Duncan between 1585 and 1631.
The castle was built on a small island at the western end of Loch Dochart. It was built over the site of an earlier religious house that was probably linked with St Fillan’s Priory, located four miles up-river. The main structure was a three storey Tower House constructed from rubble with ashlar dressings. The rectangular main block was augmented with protruding stair towers on the north and south sides. A circular tower occupied the eastern corner at the base of which was a pit prison. A rectangular chimney, that survives to its original height, projected out of the south side. The tower would have been surrounded by ancillary buildings and foundations of two of these structures survive. A landing place was constructed at the eastern end of the island.
Duncan Campbell died in 1631 and was followed by his son, Robert, who the owner during the Wars of Three Kingdoms. Robert was an active Covenanter

14/11/2024

Lochindorb (from the Scottish Gaelic: Loch nan Doirb meaning “loch of the minnows”) is a freshwater loch north of Grantown on Spey in the Highland council area of Scotland. On the island are the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, a former stronghold of the Clan Comyn and is built on what now is said to be an artificially created island. It is also a popular spot with fishers and birdwatchers, the latter of whom come to see the local black-throated divers and greylag geese. At the southeast edge of the loch there is a small patch of coniferous forest. Lochindorb is home to an array of wildlife and is a popular fishing and birdwatching spot. The loch was traditionally a game loch with a large native brown trout population however there has been a dramatic decr numbers. Pike have been recorded in the loch in recent years. European anglers have enriched the area bringing a vibrant angling culture,creating tangible economic and social benefits to the local economy and community.

14/11/2024

'S e loch ann an Alba a tha ann an Loch Dochard. Tha e suidhichte aig cois a' Bheinn Mhòr (Ben More) anns an t-Siorrachd Pheairt is Cheann Rois. Tha an rathad A84 eadar a' Chrìon Làraich agus Ard Choille a' dol seachad air bruach an locha.

Tha an loch mu 2/3 mìle (1 km) a dh'fhad agus tha an leud aige mu 281 slat (257 m) aig an àite as leathainne. San fharsaingeachd tha e mu 176 slat (161 m) a leud. Tha Loch Dochard cho mòr ri 46 acair agus tha an àrainn drèanaidh aige cho mòr ri nas m***a na 39 mhìle ceàrnagach (101 km²). 'S e 5 troigh (1.5 m) an domhainneachd mheadhanach aige le 11 troigh (3.3 m) aig an àite as doimhne. Tha bàrr uisge an locha mu 513 troigh (156 meatair) os cionn na mara.

Thèid an loch a lìonadh bhon iar le Abhainn Fillan agus sruthaidh an t-uisge a-mach à Loch Dochard chun an ear-thuath gu Loch Iubhair.

Tha cuid eileanan ann an Loch Dochard. Tha eilean beag ann am meadhan an locha a tha mu 18 troigh a dh'àird far a bheil làimhrig airson bàtaichean aig ceann an ear an eilein. Tha tobhtaichean seann chaisteal ann a chaidh a thogail eadar 1583 agus 1631 le Sir Duncan Campbell. Chaidh a losgadh ann an 1648.

18/10/2024

I'm truly sorry to hear that General Sir Mike Jackson has died. I've been looking forward to seeing him at a war crimes tribunal.

General Mike Jackson is dead.

Eamonn McCann wrote in 2019:

"General Sir Michael Jackson, second in command of the paratroopers who stormed into the Bogside in January 1972 and shot 28 unarmed civil rights marchers, killing 13. He was later NATO commander in Kosovo, then Chief of the General Staff, Britain’s number one soldier.”

"Jackson was directly involved in the Derry massacre, standing in the shadow of the Rossville Flats as the killing went on around him. He was to tell the Inquiry under Lord Saville that he could not remember seeing a gun fired or a person struck by gunfire. Ludicrous.”

"Jackson was also the main architect of the cover-up."

McCann also wrote about Jackson's evasions during the Saville Inquiry:

"Jackson, recalled to the witness-box, confirmed that the handwriting was his.

" Cross-examination revealed that none of the shots described in Jackson’s list conformed to any of the shots which had actually been fired. Some of the trajectories recorded showed bullets passing through brick buildings. None of the locations where uncontested evidence showed the victims had fallen was recorded as such in the map references.

"It wasn’t that the list contained inaccuracies: from start to finish, it was wrong in every detail.

"Jackson had no explanation to offer for any of this. He claimed that he had entirely forgotten having produced the documents when first giving evidence but had now recovered a “vague memory.” On more than 20 occasions, he used phrases along the lines, “I cannot remember,” “I do not recall,” “I am afraid I cannot help you there.”"

And finally, Jackson's murderous legacy goes far beyond Bloody Sunday:

"Jackson was present in Ballymurphy throughout the three days in August 1971 when the paras turned the area into killing fields. He was quoted in the documentary saying that he had been “dealing with the press” when the shooting was at its height and hadn’t seen a thing.

"He put on exactly the same performance in the Bogside five months later. He is a murderer, a liar and a coward."

Jackson should have been prosecuted for his crimes. Instead, the British state protected their top brass, denying families justice they deserved.

08/10/2024

This tombstone is erected by Mary Disney in memory of her husband Robert Disney who departed this life the 28th day of August

Aged 62 years

The legendary Walt Disney’s great grandfather Arundel Disney (1801-1859) emigrated from Carlow in the 1830s. Members of the family lived locally and some are buried in Clonmelsh Graveyard. Originally spelled d’Isigny, the family were among the Norman conquerors who first invaded England in 1066. Walt became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world.

Chuaigh sin-seanathair Walt Disney, Arundel (1801-1859) ar imirce ó Cheatharlach sna 1830í.
Tá baill den teaghlach ina gcónai go háitiúil
agus tá roinnt acu curtha i Reilig Chluain Meilsí.
Litriodh an sloinne mar dIsigny an chead lá riamh, bhí an teaghlach i measc choncairi na Normannach a rinne ionradh ar Shasana den chead uair in 1066. Bhí Walt ar cheann de na léiritheoiri scannán ba cháiliala ar domhan.

The family name, originally d’Isigny (“from Isigny”), is of Norman French derivation, coming from the town of Isigny-sur-Mer. The Disneys, among others who took names from the Normans, settled in England and gave their name to Norton Disney in Lincolnshire. Some of the family moved to Ireland around the 11th century.

Ba léiritheoir scannán, fiontraí agus beochantóir Meiriceánach é Walter Elias Disney. Bhuaigh sé duais Oscar sé huaire is fiche (bhí ceithre mar dhuais oinigh).
Bhain sé amach Máistreacht Oinigh sna hEalaíona ón ollscoil Harvard agus ollscoil Yale.

Rugadh Walt Disney ar an gcúigiú lá de Nollaig, 1901, sa roinn Hermosa i Chicago, Illinois. Chaith sé a chuid óige i Missouri nuair a bhog a athair an teaghlach ann chun a bheith ag obair ar fheirm i Marceline.

Bhí sé mar an ceathrú mac a bhí ag Elias Disney, a bhí mar chearpantóir taistil, feirmeoir agus conraitheoir tógála, agus Flora (née Call) Disney, a bhí ina múinteoir.
Ba leath-Éireannach agus leath-Ceanadach é Elias Disney.
Bhí ceathrar deartháir (Herbert, Raymond, agus Roy) agus deirfiúr amháin (Ruth) ag Disney.

07/10/2024

William "Bud" Neill (5 November 1911–28 August 1970) was a Scottish cartoonist who drew cartoon strips for a number of Glasgow-based newspapers between the 1940s and 1960s. Following his death, his work has attained cult status with a worldwide following.

The Lobey legend has proven to be Neill's enduring legacy to Glasgow, and has been marked by the er****on of a bronze statue in Woodlands Road, across from The Finsbay Flatiron Bar. The idea came up in that location in 1989 during discussion between the artist and stained glass designer Calum MacKenzie and friends about Glasgow's 1990 European City of Culture status, and the statue was funded by donations following an appeal in the Glasgow Herald. Ranald MacColl drew up the crosslegged Elfie/Lobey/Rank statue concept and art students Tony Morrow and Nick Gillon sculpted and erected the statue in 1992 which features "Lobey" and "Rank Bajin" astride "El Fideldo". The statue has the unique distinction of being the world's only two-legged equestrian monument.

The inscription on the plaque below the statue reads:

Statue erected by public subscription on 1 May 1992 to the memory of Bud Neill, 1911-1970, cartoonist & poet, creator of Lobey Dosser, Sheriff of Calton Creek, his sturdy steed El Fideldo, resident villain Rank Bajin, and many other characters.

The statue has been subjected to occasional vandalism, and is often seen adorned with a traffic cone after weekend revellers have passed by, something that has come to be known as the traditional headwear of the Glasgow statue.
In April 2016, the statue had to be removed for repairs after reportedly being vandalised by "rank badyins".

07/10/2024

A drawing of the Bishop’s castle in Glasgow showing the towers, keep, surrounding curtain wall and gatehouse.
The cathedral can be seen on the right.

The Bishop’s Castle (also known as Glasgow Castle, the Bishop’s Palace, and the Archbishop’s Palace) was a medieval castle in Glasgow, Scotland. It stood to the west of Glasgow Cathedral, covering much of the present day Cathedral Square. The castle served as the residence of the Archbishops of Glasgow until 1689.

Following the Glorious Revolution, the castle became the property of the Crown. It fell into disrepair during the 18th century, having been used as a quarry from 1755, and the site was cleared in 1789 to make way for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

The castle as it appeared in 1778, shortly before its demolition
The origins of the castle are unclear, but the first development was probably in the 12th century and it was first recorded in charters in 1258.

It had become an episcopal residence by the time of the Wars of Scottish Independence, when William Wallace recaptured the castle from the English in 1296. In 1301 the castle was garrisoned again by Edward I.

In the 15th century a 5-storey keep was built by Bishop Cameron, this was later extended with additional fortifications and buildings, constructed by later bishops. Archbishop Beaton added a large corner tower, and surrounded the whole complex with an ashlar wall with crenellated and reinforced bastions. Archbishop Dunbar built a round-towered gatehouse in the south-east corner between 1524 and 1547.

The central keep served as the residence of the bishops and archbishops, and was called the Bishop’s Palace or Archbishop’s Palace. It was surrounded by a ditch and was accessed by a drawbridge. The castle played a role in the many political battles during the 16th century, including the protracted struggle between supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her enemies. It changed hands six times between 1513 and 1570, and was occupied by French troops at one point. In 1544 it was defended against Regent Arran and in 1560 defended for Arran.

07/10/2024

A drawing of the Bishop's castle in Glasgow showing the towers, keep, surrounding curtain wall and gatehouse.
The cathedral can be seen on the right.

The Bishop's Castle (also known as Glasgow Castle, the Bishop's Palace, and the Archbishop's Palace) was a medieval castle in Glasgow, Scotland. It stood to the west of Glasgow Cathedral, covering much of the present day Cathedral Square. The castle served as the residence of the Archbishops of Glasgow until 1689.

Following the Glorious Revolution, the castle became the property of the Crown. It fell into disrepair during the 18th century, having been used as a quarry from 1755, and the site was cleared in 1789 to make way for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

The castle as it appeared in 1778, shortly before its demolition
The origins of the castle are unclear, but the first development was probably in the 12th century and it was first recorded in charters in 1258.

It had become an episcopal residence by the time of the Wars of Scottish Independence, when William Wallace recaptured the castle from the English in 1296. In 1301 the castle was garrisoned again by Edward I.

In the 15th century a 5-storey keep was built by Bishop Cameron, this was later extended with additional fortifications and buildings, constructed by later bishops. Archbishop Beaton added a large corner tower, and surrounded the whole complex with an ashlar wall with crenellated and reinforced bastions. Archbishop Dunbar built a round-towered gatehouse in the south-east corner between 1524 and 1547.

The central keep served as the residence of the bishops and archbishops, and was called the Bishop's Palace or Archbishop's Palace. It was surrounded by a ditch and was accessed by a drawbridge. The castle played a role in the many political battles during the 16th century, including the protracted struggle between supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her enemies. It changed hands six times between 1513 and 1570, and was occupied by French troops at one point. In 1544 it was defended against Regent Arran and in 1560 defended for Arran.

The castle fell into disrepair during the 17th century, despite an attempt at repair by Archbishop Ross in the 1680s, and was gradually dismantled for its stone. It was finally demolished completely in 1789, to make way for the construction of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Foundations of the castle were discovered during excavations for the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in the 1980s. The museum building was designed by architect Ian Begg to reflect the style of the Bishop's Castle.
A stone from the castle, with a modern plaque, is located in Cathedral Square, marking the location of the keep.

07/10/2024

1790 Engraving showing remains of the great tower (People's Palace Museum, Glasgow)
The Great Tower stood next to the Bishop's Palace

Destroyed or severely damaged by fire, the first cathedral was succeeded by the present cathedral, which was consecrated in 1197. Between 1207 and 1232, Bishop Walter Capellanus embarked upon a building programme which saw the completion of the choir and the Lower Church, and provided the basis for the layout of the transepts and nave as eventually built. From 1233 to 1258, Walter's successor, Bishop William de Bondington continued the rebuilding, which included a new, longer, eastern arm to provide a shrine to St Mungo at the main level, and adding three projections (the chapter house, the sacristy/treasury, and what later became the Blacader Aisle). Construction work continued for much of the 13th century, including the central tower and spire, a bell-tower at the north-west corner of the nave (a south-west tower was added in the 14th century). Edward I of England visited the cathedral in August 1301 during the First War of Scottish Independence, making offerings over four days at the high altar and the tomb of Saint Mungo. Following the killing of John Comyn at Greyfriars, Dumfries in February 1306, Robert the Bruce hurried to Glasgow where he met with Robert Wishart, the "warrior" Bishop of Glasgow, in whose diocese the murder had been committed. Wishart granted Bruce absolution and urged the clergy throughout the land to rally to him, before accompanying Robert to Scone where he was crowned as Robert I. Wishart used timber which had given to him by the English to repair the bell tower of Glasgow Cathedral to make siege engines, and laid siege to the English-held Kirkintilloch Castle, before crossing into Fife where he took charge of the assault on Cupar Castle. After his death in 1316, Wishart's body was entombed between the chapels of Saints Peter and Paul and Saint Andrew at the east end of the cathedral's Lower Church. The tomb is uninscribed and the head of the effigy has been defaced at some point, probably during the Reformation.

In 1406 a lightning strike caused significant damage, including to the wooden steeple. Bishops William de Lauder (1408–25), John Cameron (1426–46) and William Turnbull (1447–54) rebuilt the central tower, spire and chapter house. Bishop Turnbull was primarily responsible for the foundation of the University of Glasgow. Turnbull prompted James II (who was a canon of the cathedral) to write to Pope Nicholas V to request the establishment of a university in Glasgow. The Pope responded with a papal bull issued on 7 January 1451, which erected a new Studium generale in Glasgow for the teaching of "theology, canon and civil law, as well as the arts and any other lawful faculty". The Bishops of Glasgow were to serve as the Chancellors of the new University of Glasgow, which held its first classes within the chapter house of Glasgow Cathedral, before moving to the Pedagogium or "Auld Pedagogy" on the Rottenrow.

By the 15th century the cathedral stood within an extensive walled precinct known as the chanonry, containing the Bishop's Castle, the manses of the cathedral prebendaries, the houses of the vicars choral, St Nicholas' Hospital (founded in 1450), and the burial ground. Much was cleared away in the aftermath of the Scottish Reformation in 1560, and the only upstanding structure surviving today is the late 15th-century Provand's Lordship, on the west side of Castle Street.
In 1492 Pope Innocent VIII raised the see of Glasgow to the rank of archbishopric. James IV (who was a canon of the cathedral) ratified the treaty of Perpetual Peace with England at the high altar on 10 December 1502.
The cathedral and the nearby castle played a part in the battles of Glasgow in 1544 and 1560.

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Newtonmore 2018 Camanachd Cup Final Winners The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup known as the Camanachd Cup (or less commonly the Scottish Cup) is the premier competition in the sport of shinty. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty. Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland. It is historically the most successful side in the history of Shinty, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 34 times. They won the Marine Harvest Premier Division seven years in a row beginning in 2010.

Video by @edinburghspotlight A fox walking across the Royal Mile and down the steps! . . #edinburghfox #Edinburgh #foreveredinburgh #edinburghspotlight #summer #thisisscotland #scotspirit #jorgenhartogstourguide #scotland #scotlandisnow #visitscotland #edinburghlife #igersscotland #edinburghcity #loveedinburgh #edinburghsnapshots #visitedinburgh #edinburghstory #thisisedinburgh #edinburghcastle #hiddenedinburgh #loveedinburgh #visitedinburgh #edinburghbloggers #edinburghscotland #edinburghsalon #edinburgh_snapshots #igersedinburgh #edinburghhighlights

The Falkirk Wheel The world's one and only rotating boat lift. A marvel of engineering and Scottish Canals' flagship destination, The Falkirk Wheel. Connecting the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal in a half-turn that takes only five minutes!

There have been people saying Scotland should no longer use Flower of Scotland as an anthem as they think the lyrics are immature and antagonistic. May I remind those people of how great a song it is when belted out at Murrayfield and also that Ireland’s Amhrann na bhFiann also references their struggles with England, La Marseillaise references class warfare and violent revolution, Il canto degli Italiano talks about the eagle of Austria and Polish blood and Hen Wlad Fu Nhadau also references their struggles with England. England, having no anthem, uses the anthem of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which also the anthem of may crown dependencies and one of two official anthems of New Zealand, alongside the more commonly used Aotearoa, which also references its struggles with the British. God save the King also has a more controversial verse mentioning crushing the rebellious Scots. Let the Scottish people have their anthem! Is there anything better than to hear it like this???

A second referendum (commonly referred to as indyref2) on independence from the United Kingdom (UK) has been proposed by the Scottish Government. An independence referendum was first held on 18 September 2014, with 55% voting "No" to independence. The Scottish Government stated in its white paper for independence that voting Yes was a "once in a generation opportunity to follow a different path, and choose a new and better direction for our nation". Following the "No" vote, the cross party Smith Commission proposed areas that could be devolved to the Scottish Parliament; this led to the passing of the Scotland Act 2016, formalising new devolved policy areas in time for the 2016 Scottish Parliament election campaign. The pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) said before the 2016 election that a second independence referendum should be held if there was a material change of circumstances, such as the UK leaving the European Union. The SNP formed a minority government following the election. The "Leave" side won the Brexit referendum in June 2016. 62% of votes in Scotland were opposed to Brexit. In 2017, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gained approval of the Scottish Parliament to seek a "Section 30 Order" under the Scotland Act 1998 to hold an independence referendum "when the shape of the UK's Brexit deal will become clear". No Prime Minister to date has transferred power under Section 30. In January 2021, the SNP stated that, if pro-independence parties won a majority in the 2021 Scottish parliament election, the Scottish Government would introduce a bill for an independence referendum.

Come on Scotland! All the Celtic nations are supporting ye! Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri; Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd, Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.… Duggie & Daphne @duggie_and_daphne @scotlandteam @sixnationsrugby @walesrugby #scovfra

Take a mooment to chill & enjoy this beautiful scene on #Coosday!☀️🧡 Stunning video by @lynnslittlecorneroftheworld taken near Kettlebridge, Fife 🎥 #StayHome #StaySafe @welcometofife #Fife #Scotland #jorgenhartogstourguide #historicaltoursscotland #LoveFife #VisitScotland #OnlyinScotland