Scottish Foods. A full Scottish.
A full Scottish breakfast is just like a full English breakfast, except it comes with black pudding, lorne sausage, and tattie scones. Haggis is sometimes included, as is white pudding…
Scottish Bands and Singers. Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty was born into a working class family in Paisley, Scotland. His father was a labourer and his mother worked in the Paisley weaving mills. His first introduction to…
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Scottish Battles. The Battle of old Byland.
The Battle of Old Byland (also known as the Battle of Byland Abbey, the Battle of Byland Moor and the Battle of Scotch Corner) was a significant encounter between Scots and English troops in Yorkshire in October 1322,…
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Kings-Queens of Scotland. Alexander I
Alexander I (medieval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim; modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim; c. 1078 – 23 April 1124), posthumously nicknamed The Fierce, was the King of Scotland from 1107 to his death. He succeeded his brother,…
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The Broons.
Another episode folks, hope your enjoying this comic family.. Facebook Comments Post Views: 360
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Infamous Scots. Anthony Miller.
Anthony Joseph Miller (1941–22 December 1960) became the second-last criminal to be executed in Scotland when he was hanged on the gallows at Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison on 22 December 1960. Miller had been convicted of murdering…
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Famous Scots. Eric Liddell.
Eric Liddell (1902 – 1945) was a Scottish Olympic champion at 400 m and a famous Christian missionary; his inspirational life was captured in the film ‘Chariots of Fire‘ Although his parents…
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Scottish Inventions. Dolly the Sheep.
Dolly and her surrogate mother. Dolly was part of a series of experiments at The Roslin Institute that were trying to develop a better method for producing genetically modified livestock.…
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Scottish Cities and Towns. Fort William.
Fort William (Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan [ən ˈkʲɛɾəs̪t̪ən]; “The Garrison”, Scots: The Fort) is a town in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe. As of the 2011 Census, Fort William had a population…
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OOR WULLIE.
Hi friends, as well as the Broons there is another Scottish favourite who has been going for many Years and his name is oor Wullie. Facebook Comments Post Views: 269
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Public Poems. Jack Prelutsky.
The Bogeyman. In the desolate depths of a perilous placethe bogeyman lurks, with a snarl on his face.Never dare, never dare to approach his dark lairfor he’s waiting . .…
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Couch Potato
Home from work, the kettle on It’s time to relax and frown upon the square of light a means of escape to see a man fly, with a funny red…
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Billys Rants and opinions.When the mask is off!
Hey guys it’s a long time since I had a rant so today I feel like one. Here in England, (not the whole of the UK) Isolation has been lifted,…
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Scottish Architecture. Bell Rock Lighthouse.
The Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the coast of Angus, is the world’s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse. It was built between 1807 and 1810 by Robert Stevenson on the Bell Rock (also…
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Scottish Foods . Cranachan.
This traditional Scottish dessert of oats, cream, whisky and raspberries is a delicious alternative to trifle. Ingredients 570ml/1 pint double cream 85g/3oz porridge oats 7 tbsp whisky 3 tbsp honey 450g/1lb raspberries fresh mint, to garnish…
