Infamous Scots. “Bible John”.
WARNING MAY CONTAIN SENSITIVE INFORMATION. Bible John is an unidentified serial killer who is believed to have murdered three young women between 1968 and 1969 in Glasgow, Scotland. Each of…
Famous Scots. Isabella MacDuff.
Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan (probably died c. 1314) was a significant figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. She was the daughter of Donnchadh III, Earl of Fife, and…
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Scottish Cities and Towns. Perth.
Perth (/ˈpɜːrθ/ (About this soundlisten); Scots: Perth; Scottish Gaelic: Peairt [pʰɛrˠʃtʲ]) is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of…
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Public Poetry. Sylvia Plath. Ariel.
Stasis in darkness. Then the substanceless blue Pour of tor and distances. God’s lioness, How one we grow, Pivot of heels and knees!—The furrow Splits and passes, sister to The…
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Newly Formed Love.
Heal my wounds free my chains bond our love with the time that remains. Sacrifice your destiny forget about your fate chase away the devils wipe clean my slate. Play…
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The Covid Jab.
Hello friends, I was lucky enough to get my Covid jab yesterday morning, the total experience was positive, as you arrived at the centre the Organisation was second to none,…
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Scottish Architecture. Culzean Castle.
Culzean Castle (/kʌˈleɪn/ kul-AYN, see yogh; Scots: Cullain) is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home…
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Scottish Foods. Tablet.
Tablet (or taiblet in Scots) is a medium-hard, melt in the mouth confection from Scotland. Scottish Tablet has a long history, first noted in The Household Book of Lady Grisell…
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Scottish Music and Bands. Big Country.
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The height of the band’s popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although it has retained…
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Scottish Battles. The Battle of Neville’s cross.
The Battle of Neville’s Cross took place during the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham, England. An…
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Kings and Queens of Scotland. Áed mac Cináeda
Áed mac Cináeda (Modern Scottish Gaelic: Aodh mac Choinnich) (died 878) was a son of Cináed mac Ailpín. He became king of the Picts in 877, when he succeeded his…
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Infamous Scots. Andrew Walker.
Andrew Walker was a corporal in the Royal Scots who killed three Army colleagues in a payroll robbery in the Pentland Hills, south of Edinburgh, in January 1985. He was…
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Famous Scots. Alexander Graham Bell.
Alexander Graham Bell (/ˈɡreɪ.əm/; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born[N 2] inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone.…
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Scottish Cities. Dundee.
Dundee (/dʌnˈdiː/ (About this soundlisten); Scots: Dundee Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh [ˈt̪uːn tʲeː]) is Scotland’s fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The…
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from Aurora Leigh, First Book.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In those days, though, I never analysed Myself even. All analysis comes late. You catch a sight of Nature, earliest, In full front sun-face, and your eyelids…
