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Scottish History retweeted
26 Dec 2023
The crew of the lighthouse ship Hesperus found Flannan Isles deserted on 26 December 1900, its three lightkeepers vanished without a trace.
What could have happened to them?
Our archivists looked into our records to find out 👇
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ALT The lightkeepers of Flannan Isles, circa 1900. Four men with moustaches dressed in Victorian uniforms, standing in front of a wooden door. From left to right: James Ducat, Thomas Marshall and Donald McArthur. Superintendent Robert Muirhead, who was on sick leave when his three colleagues disappeared, stands to their right.
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Scottish History retweeted
26 Dec 2023
Fokker F.XXIIs of No. 1 Air Observer and Navigation School getting loaded at Prestwick, Ayrshire. The aircraft were used to drop food supplies to army camps in southwest Scotland which were cut off by snow drifts during the severe winter of 1939-40.
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Scottish History retweeted
24 Dec 2023
On 24 December 1724, Westmeath-born Major-General George Wade, MP for Bath, was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Scotland following his investigation and intelligence report on the situation in the Highlands. He took over from Lieutenant-General George Carpenter.
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Scottish History retweeted
23 Dec 2023
23 December 1745: Government highlanders commanded by Norman MacLeod of Dunvegan were defeated by a numerically superior Jacobite force led by Lord Lewis Gordon at Inverurie. Gordon's Jacobite force was predominantly lowlanders along with regular soldiers from the Royal Ecossais.
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21 Dec 2023
The University of Aberdeen Archaeology Department’s efforts to unveil the history of the Picts have earned them a place on the shortlist for a highly esteemed book award and will see their work showcased in two upcoming television series scottishhistory.org/news/uni…
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Scottish History retweeted
20 Dec 2023
Historic Environment Scotland has been allocated grant in aid funding of £74.2 million as part of the Scottish Government’s 2024-2025 Budget, an increase of £1.5 million compared to the previous year’s budget. scottishhistory.org/news/his…
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Scottish History retweeted
19 Dec 2023
The National Trust for Scotland has announced that construction work on the new Glencoe Greenway will begin this winter. The path will allow locals and visitors to walk, cycle, or wheel into the heart of the glen avoiding the verge of the A82 trunk road. scottishhistory.org/news/nts…
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Scottish History retweeted
20 Dec 2023
20 December 1745: The Earl of Loudoun dispatched a force of pro-Hanoverian highlanders from Inverness under Norman MacLeod of Dunvegan, George Munro of Culcairn, and James Grant of Grant to confront Lord Lewis Gordon and his Jacobite forces at Aberdeen.
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Scottish History retweeted
18 Dec 2023
Strathyre in Winter 1938.
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Scottish History retweeted
17 Dec 2023
RMS Empress of Britain arriving at Greenock on 17 December 1939 with the first Canadian soldiers to arrive in Britain. The vessel was one of four liners of Canadian troop convoy TC.1. In the background is the battlecruiser HMS Hood that escorted TC.1.
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Scottish History retweeted
15 Dec 2023
#OnThisDay in 1820, Henry Bell's pioneering paddle steamer The Comet was wrecked in choppy waters off Craignish Point, Argyll and Bute.
Our latest blog tells the story of this signficant little ship, which we recently designated as a scheduled monument.
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Scottish History retweeted
12 Dec 2023
Five of Scotland's most 'groundbreaking' archaeological discoveries in 2023 news.stv.tv/scotland/five-of…
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Taigh-òsta an Rìgh, Gleann Comhann, c1950an
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Kingshouse Hotel, Glen Coe, c1950s
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Scottish History retweeted
6 Dec 2023
On this crisp December morning, we share with you 'Old Greenock of Bygone Days' by Patrick Downie (1854-1945).
ALT The painting shows showing a Greenock harbour scene set in winter twilight with the Victoria Tower in the centre and the setting sun beyond. In the foreground a snow covered quayside with the harbour and moored vessels beyond.
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Scottish History retweeted
6 Dec 2023
Royal Letter
King James VI of Scotland sent this letter to George Ross of Balnagown in Dec. 1598. A Danish ship had beached close to Tain. The locals had stolen the goods, and the King demanded the Chief bring those responsible to justice.
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Scottish History retweeted
5 Dec 2023
In early December 1745, the Earl of Loudoun marched from Inverness with a force of pro-Hanoverian highlanders to relieve Fort Augustus which was blockaded by the Jacobites. By December, Loudoun commanded around 1,300 pro-Hanoverian clansmen raised by Duncan Forbes of Culloden.
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Scottish History retweeted
2 Dec 2023
A winter view of Blair House in the Blair Estate outside Dalry, Ayrshire. #Scotland #Snow @SnowHour @ThePhotoHour @THunterF @theayrshiremag
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