Clementina Walkinshaw
The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla
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Prince Charlie’s Kilt – the better to make him pass for one of the country.
The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla
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The Lost Jacobite Gold
The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla
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Toasting the Prince with the Drambuie Collection
The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla
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The Prince’s Gift
The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla
Prince Charles Stuart – The Musical
The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla
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The First Bloddshed Of The ‘45
The first bloodshed of the 1745 Jacobite Rising took place during a skirmish on the 16th August 1745 at High Bridge or Dròchaid Bhàn as it was known
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The Unknown warrior
It’s armistice day and one hundred years since the consecration of the tomb of the unknown warrior. On Radio nan Gàidheal Murdo Paton related how th
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THE BEETLE WING DRESS
There is a dress on display at the West Highland Museum which has fascinated me for several years, as it seems somewhat out of place, especially con
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ST KILDA AND THE LAST OF THE “PENGUINS”
The population of St Kilda, before the island’s evacuation, survived mainly on seabirds and their eggs. Because fishing in the waters around the arc
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