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Category: Historical Figures

Falls of Foyers

June 17, 2019 Wendy M

We were excited about hiking to one of the Highland’s most dramatic waterfalls…..the mountain views, the woods, the wildflowers, Loch Ness, and all our majestic surroundings had to offer.

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Scottish Thistle - Flower of Scotland

Scottish Thistle – National Flower of Scotland

April 21, 2019 Wendy M

Do you know the prickly tale of how the Scottish Thistle became the National Flower of Scotland?

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Celtic Halloween Origins

October 25, 2018 Wendy M

Traditions of Today When Halloween approaches, we see houses being decorated with Jack-O’-Lanterns, black cats, witches, ghosts, and bundles of corn stalks placed at doorways.

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Mary, Queen of Scots

September 6, 2018 Wendy M

MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS                                          

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Sir William Wallace

August 16, 2018 Wendy M

William Wallace is one of Scotland’s greatest national heroes and patriots, most notably honored for inflicting a famous defeat on the English army at Stirling

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Bonnie Prince Charlie

July 26, 2018 Wendy M

Prince Charles Edward Stuart “Bonnie Prince Charlie” (1720-1788) Prince Charles Edward Stuart was born in Italy on December 31, 1720. He was the eldest son

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