Port Leopold: Paddling Through the Search for Franklin
Port Leopold Franklin Expedition
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Forgotten Viking Hogbacks at Logie Old Churchyard, Stirling
I went to Logie Kirk to visit family, but a short walk up the brae takes you to something much older.
Auld Logie Kirk sits above the later church, a place used for burial for centuries. Among the gravestones, low in the grass, are two stones that are easy to miss until you know what you are looking for.
These are hogbacks.
They date to the 10th or 11th century and link this place directly to the Viking Age. People carved them to resemble long, curved houses, with ridged roofs picked out along the sides. They are rare, and their presence here shows that this site was already important over a thousand years ago.
They mark some of the earliest burials at Logie, long before the later kirk was rebuilt.
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A Short Walk, 4,000 Years Back in Time: Cup and Ring Marks Near Plean
A short walk from Plean leads to prehistoric cup and ring marks hidden in the landscape near Cowie. These remarkable carvings, created thousands of years ago, reveal a deep and often overlooked history right on our doorstep.
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Did You Know… There’s a Hidden Stone Circle in Inverness?
Did you know there’s a hidden stone circle in Inverness? Quietly sitting behind the city, Raigmore Cairn is a 5000 year old site with a remarkable story of survival.
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Castle Roy: A Hidden Medieval Tower in Strathspey
A quiet ruin in Strathspey with a dramatic past. Discover Castle Roy, the Comyn stronghold above Nethy Bridge, its archaeology, Highland legends, and the beloved guardians Murdo and Buster.
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Honouring the Folk Who Made The Plean
Developers are building new housing estates in The Plean, and this creates an important opportunity to honour the people who shaped the village. Generations of teachers, nurses, miners, volunteers, and everyday heroes gave their time, care, and skill to this community. By recognising their names, we can ensure their contribution remains part of The Plean’s future as well as its past.
Why Perth Museum Is One of Scotland’s Best Free Museums
Discover Perth Museum, one of Scotland’s best free museums. See the largest Tay salmon, ancient canoe, Arctic artefacts, Jacobite tapestries, and special exhibition.
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The Burning Of Strathearn: A Devastating Jacobite Retreat
The Burning Of Strathearn: A Devastating Jacobite Retreat reveals how villages near Perth were deliberately burned in winter 1716, leaving working families homeless in the cold.
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Damn Rebel Bitches: The Silenced Women of the Jacobite Rising
Damn Rebel Bitches: The Silenced Women of the Jacobite Rising uncovers the real stories of women who hid fugitives, carried messages, and risked imprisonment for the Stuart cause. This powerful textile banner in Perth Museum restores their voices and reveals the courage, loyalty, and suffering history long overlooked.
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Angus Og Revisited: Childhood, Thatcher, and a Highland Legend
Rediscovering Angus Og through an Inverness Museum exhibition, this post looks at Ewen Bain’s wit, language and political bite, and why the cartoons still resonate.
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