Scottish Borders Facts The term Scottish Borders is also used to designate the areas of southern Scotland and northern England that bound the Anglo-Scottish border. The Borders boasts four magnificent ruined Medieval abbeys which date back to the 12th century: Jedburgh, Melrose, Kelso, and Dryburgh. The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of […]
England and United Kingdom Capital City: London, United Kingdom Statistics and Information, UK Imports 630,251,057.55 and Exports 466,295,682.75, Facts
The country might be small but it holds a lot of history, fame and culture, don’t be surprised that the British accent changes every 16 miles. People who come over to the United Kingdom can find it hard to learn the quirks and idiosyncrasies and pronunciations, road rules and the drinking culture can be strange […]
List of Famous Scottish People from writers, Photographers, Monarchs, Inventors and engineers, Explorers, Composers, Architects and over 300 Famous Scottish People, Gerard Butler, Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, Mary Queen of Scots, Macbeth, Calvin Harris, Jackie Stewart, list of famous scots
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Aberdeen historical timeline during the 12th and 13th century the city grew and established itself as a powerful town with strong trade routes with Germany and receiving the rights to hold weekly markets and later yearly fairs, Aberdeen started to grow, Aberdeen timeline from the 12th century to the 21st century
Aberdeen Coat of Arms The coat of arms consists of three towers within a border, which are decorated with Fleur-de-lis, the three castle represent the three buildings that stood on the three hills of medieval Aberdeen, known as the Aberdeen Castle on the Castle Hill, the City gates on the Port Hill and a Chapel […]
FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INVERNESS The very First British Cabinet meeting held outside of London, took place in Inverness. The city was only given a city status in 2001 however unlike other cities, it wasn’t given any defined boundaries. Helen Mirren got married in Ardersier. The first Inverness Castle was built out of wood and […]
Inverness Castle is situated on view Pl and Castle road overlooking the River Ness, its known as the red sandstone castle, built in 1836 by Architect William Burn, the castle is currently still in use as a court house and no public access is allowed e.g. tourists however the Drum Tower houses an exhibition of […]
Plodda Falls is beautiful waterfall situated inside Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, it’s about 151 feet high, during the 1880’s the waterfall was a popular tourist destination and a footbridge was built across the top of the water fall, by Lord Tweedmouth, who was the owner of the Guisachan estate however in 2005 the bridge […]