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Timeline of Scottish History - Undiscovered Scotland
Wherever you turn in Scotland you come across signs of an incredibly complex and remarkably violent history. It might be one of the 2700 castles built in an often vain attempt to defend land, property and lives: or one of the innumerable battlefields where ordinary Scots fought, often with one another, and usually in pursuit of someone else's ambitions or beliefs.
Undiscovered Scotland: Timeline of Scottish History: 1800 to 1850
1 January 1800: Robert Owen takes over the running of the cotton mills at New Lanark from David Dale. 1801: The population of Scotland is 1,608,000. 1801: Thomas Telford reports on the roads in the Highlands. He goes on to build 900 miles of roads and 120 bridges, as well as the Caledonian Canal and various harbours.. 1801: The first Gaelic language version of …
Undiscovered Scotland: Timeline of Scottish History: 1740 to 1800
29 October 1740: The birth in Edinburgh of James Boswell, the lawyer, diarist, traveller and author. 28 April 1742: The birth in Dalkeith of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, the lawyer and politician who became the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom. February 1744: A French fleet intending to invade southern England is caught by the Royal Navy then dispersed by a …
Timeline: Prehistory to 1000 - Undiscovered Scotland
8500 BC: The date of the oldest human settlement yet found in Scotland, at Cramond, near Edinburgh. 3000 BC: Maeshowe chambered tomb is built on Orkney. 3000 BC: Alleged date of origin of the Fortingall Yew, probably the world's oldest living thing. 3000 BC: Occupation of what may be the first Crannog or artificial islet residence, …
On This Day in Scottish History: This Month - Undiscovered …
1 November 1756: The Wanlockhead Miners' Library, the second oldest subscription library in Scotland (and Europe) is established 'for our mutual improvement' with 32 members. 1 November 1940 The death in combat of Squadron Leader Archie McKellar, a leading fighter ace during the Battle of Britain.. 1 November 1942: The death on the Isle of …
Dunfermline Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Dunfermline grew in importance with its abbey and the impact on the town of the Reformation in 1560 was lessened by the continued use of parts of the abbey as a royal residence in the late 1590s by Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI. By 1624 over a thousand people lived in Dunfermline. But a major fire swept through the town in that year and left most of them homeless.
Scotfax: Geography of Scotland on Undiscovered Scotland
Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain, which lies off the north-west coast of mainland Europe. It has an extremely varied geography: from fertile plains and lowland areas to barren mountains; from densely populated post-industrial cities to uninhabited islands; and which extends from as far south as parts of the English Lake District to as far north as St ...
Timeline: 1950 to Present - Undiscovered Scotland
2016年11月20日 · 26 February 1950: The death of Sir Harry Lauder, one of Scotland's greatest singers and entertainers. 27 November 1950: The death of the professional golfer and golf course designer James Braid. 25 December 1950: Scottish Nationalists steal the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in London, where it has been kept since Edward I took it from Scone in 1286.
The Pineapple Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
The Pineapple, or the Dunmore Pineapple, is one of Scotland's most remarkable buildings. Standing a mile north of the village of Airth, it was built by John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore, in 1761 as a birthday present for his wife Charlotte. It took the form of a summerhouse from which to view the walled gardens of Dunmore Park, the family estate.