Scotland's Stories - Graeme
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Have you ever heard the phrase "Ne'er cast a cloot till May is oot"? Even if you have, it might not mean what you think. It's an old Scottish saying that pops up loads this time of year on social media, although last year, a few folk got confused.
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Today is the anniversary of the Glencoe Massacre, an atrocity that still stirs up emotions, 330 years later. A few years after the 1689 Jacobite rising, things were grumbling on. The government offered a pardon to any clan who made an oath to King William II by January 1st 1692.
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No story, just one of my favourite easy walks in Angus. Near to Edzell, you'll find the Blue Door Walk, an undulating stroll through the trees alongside the River North Esk. For me, it's the perfect walk to blow away the cobwebs and stretch the legs on a crisp, cold winters day!
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Happy Burns Night everybody, if you're celebrating tonight or last night, I hope you have a fantastic time and raise a dram to Scotland's National Poet. Here's a nice, simple poem/song by Robert Burns that I'm sure a lot of you will resonate with. My Heart's In The Highlands!
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This is probably the oldest standing church in Scotland - St Fillans in Aberdour on the southern Fife coast. The oldest section dates back to 1123, although as you can imagine for something that's been in use for 900 years, it was extended a couple of times!
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A couple of miles along quiet Glen Mark, you'll find this strange stone Monument known as the Queen's Well. This giant crown was built to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria in 1861 after she stopped to drink what she described as incredibly pure water from the White Well.
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Since Scotland won their first Football World Cup game in the early hours of this morning, it's time for some Scottish football history... Did you know that Scotland is home to the world's oldest football - even better, it may have been kicked by Mary Queen of Scots!
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This is believed to be the oldest tree in Europe - the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire is over 5000 years old! Now, Yew trees are notoriously difficult to date and estimates range from 3000 to 9000 years, but I'm using the Forestry Commission's official decision.
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On this day in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie left Scotland after the 1745 Jacobite Rising, never to return. This simple monument overlooking Loch nan Uamh is the Prince's Cairn and as the inscription explains, marks the traditional spot where Prince Charles Edward Stuart boarded
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In June 1836, a group of young boys hunting rabbits on the slopes of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh found more than they had bargained for. Hidden in a little crevice, they discovered 17 miniature coffins laid out in three rows. Inside each one lay a carved figurine
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Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night in deepest, darkest winter. This event was once so important, those who lived in Scotland thousands of years ago had to mark it in some way. That's one of the theories behind our ancient stone circles.
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