On the 25th of January 2012, The First Minister Alex Salmond outlined proposals for the referendum to be held in 2014 on whether Scotland should be an independent country. Symbolically, the First Minister chose the the birthday of the Scottish bard Robert Burns and the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle to make this announcement. The
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Michael Warren recently replied to my post Donald Dewar – Scotland’s First Minister and he was looking for the origins of those 4 words in Donald Dewar’s speech; Wisdom, Justice, Compassion, Integrity. I did not know the source, so Michael contacted the Scottish Parliament for more information. Further research resulted in the blog post below,
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Did Helen Parker really make contact with a ghost at Dalhoustie Castle, or is this just a marketing ploy? After all, there’s a nice ‘brochure’ feel to the description of the castle below the video on YouTube. A fascinating 13th century fortress set within acres of wooded parkland on the picturesque banks of the river
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About one mile to the south east of Culloden Moor (scene of a decisive battle between the English government soldiers and the Scots) stands the ancient cemetery called the Balnauran of Clava. The monuments that lay there were built three to four thousand years ago. They consist of circular walled enclosures, and one cairn has
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Introducing a new feature created by Hallkeeper that will appear at the bottom of the middle column each month, starting from March 2012. Synchronicity takes the coincidence of events in space and time as meaning something more than mere chance, namely, a peculiar interdependence of objective events among themselves as well as with the subjective
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Another year has started and the adverts are on the television again for weight loss programs and vacation packages. In Scotland we celebrate Hogmanay, which is just before the bells ring in the new year. As families prepared for the festivities, usually by having a meal of steak pie and potatoes (yes, it was either
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New for 2012! I have launched the eBook ReadWrite Forum, which features all the eBook reviews I have posted and creates a platform for members to post their own reviews of their favourite eBooks. There is also a forum for authors to post details of their latest published ebooks and they are invited to place
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On Culloden Moor on the 16th of April 1746 and in the space of one hour, nearly 2,000 Jacobites were killed or wounded. The English government’s army faired better, with only 50 dead and 259 wounded. The Battle of Culloden Moor was a decisive crushing defeat for Bonnie Prince Charlie and he plan to restore
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The game of cricket in Scotland is not as popular as football and yet it has been played in Scotland since the 18th century. Here are some facts: The first organised match was in 1785, in Alloa. The governing body of Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland There are over 150 cricket clubs registered with Cricket
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I am quoting directly from this very important website… URGENT and VERY IMPORTANT: Every internet user needs to know about “SOPA” and “Protect-IP” … 2 massive censorship and internet control bills that the US Government wants to pass. ALSO, users should be informed of companies who are or have supported the SOPA bill. This page
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