A genuine hero for our times, Robbie the Pict, who virtually single-handedly won the battle of the Skye Bridge tolls, is in action again. He is fighting to have the criminal records purged of those convicted for refusing to pay…
The Siol Alpin seemed a good place to start an occasional feature on the Clans of Argyll - because its origin underlines the centrality of Argyll to Scotland and because not everybody has heard of it.
Cinead mac Ailpin (Keneth MacAlpin),…
The Brahan Seer was a sort of Highland Nostradamus said to have worked for the third Earl of Seaforth.
Talks have been going on between the Archdiocese of Glasgow, Argyll and Bute Council and Manchester-based developers, Urban Splash over a plan to restore and develop St Peter’s Seminary at Cardross.
The building is described by Historic Scotland as ‘one of Scotland;s most…
For Argyll reported recently on the submission by Glasgow solicitor, John Macaulay to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) to have an application accepted to review the 256 year-old ‘Appin Murder‘ case.
This has just been turned down by the…
One of the Spanish galleons fleeing northwards after the defeat of the Armada in 1788 sank in Tobermory Bay. Over time rumours have persisted that it was carrying a cargo of gold, silver and jewels intended to finance the planned…
VisitScotland hae launched a video advertisement to draw attention to the forthcoming Homecoming Scotland 2009 festival.
The Scottish Government has announced a grant of £60,000 to support a major conference during 2009 Highland year of Homecoming. The Director of the initiative, Fiona Hampton, was also Director of Highland 2007, whose recently published evaluation report has just…
John Macaulay, a Glasgow lawyer, has lodged papers with the Scottish Criminal Case Review Commission, asking that it should review a 250 year-old case known as ‘the Appin murder‘. Macaulay has done extensive research into the case and is asking for…
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