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BRINGING SCOTTISH HISTORY ALIVE! Come with us and let us show you where you can see, touch and visit ancient Celtic and Scottish historic sites, with our enthusiastic guides, can this really be a thing of the past? All can be self drive/guided, groups and societies welcome! HISTORY LIVES IN SCOTLAND!
www.kilmartin.org more than 350 ancient monuments within a six-mile radius of Kilmartin, Argyll: 150 of them are prehistoric. Celtic connection; DNA is inherited, but flaws develop as the genetic material is passed down through the generations. These become known as markers and the researchers have found that marker 222 on the Y (male) chromosome can be traced back to the first High King of Ireland Niall Noigiallach, who ruled 430 and 455 AD (who was so promiscuous that today 150,000 Scots, or 6 per cent of the population, are genetically-related). According to later accounts in the 11th century, Niall beat his brothers to the crown in feats of endurance, intelligence and romance. PAUL'S NOTE Clan Maclean are descended from Niall, how many of you have our gene? What with Maclean and O'Daly making up my families, who knows!!!
These photos were taken by Paul recently, for those of you interested in old churches, standing stones, castles etc, just ask us to design a tour for you including all your wish list, and more! See top right of this page for more stones ...
11 September 2011 AERIAL photographs showing a faint line in fields around a village in Highland Perthshire have mystified archaeologists for decades. Crop marks in the village of Fortingall, famous for its 5,000-year-old yew tree, indicate an ancient boundary long since buried and forgotten. Now an archaeological dig may have uncovered the secret: the site is believed to have been a royal monastery dating from the time when the Picts were converting to Christianity more than 1,300 years ago. Dr Oliver O'Grady and volunteers opened up two exploratory trenches to reveal a wide bank faced with large upright stones that may have once stood as high as two metres. O'Grady believes the bank to be the remains of a Pictish monastic enclosure, also known as a vallum monastery, possibly dating somewhere between the 6th and 8th centuries AD. "It's in a beautiful state of preservation," said O'Grady, "and one of the best upstanding pieces of Pictish archaeology that I've ever seen. A single glass bead with red ringlets and a green herringbone embedded in the surface of the Pictish road, proved to be the star find - identified this as a 6th century Anglo-Saxon bead. If the bead's age is verified, it would mean that the monastery was contemporary with the lives of the very first missionaries who brought Christianity to Scotland from Ireland. |
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Movie; Centurian based on the story of the 9th Roman Legion who "disappeared" in Scotland, thought to be slaughtered by the Picts. Filmed in Scotland in and around Inverness and Aviemore amongst other locations. Sunday 4 December 2011 No-one knew why the recently found skeletons were in the central aisle of the 15th-century Rosslyn Chapel, which according to legend is the last resting place of ancient knights and even older holy relics. It is believed there were three burials, although experts can’t be sure because the bones have been scattered over a large area. Carbon dating and other tests being carried out on the bones should be completed next year. Rosslyn Chapel is awash with legend and mystery. As well as being linked to the Knights Templar. It has also been claimed that the church, built in 1446 by Sir William St Clair, was the hiding place of the Holy Grail. Another Rosslyn legend is that the chapel is the burial place of the St Clair Knights, which could provide a tantalising theory as to the identity of the skeletons. 16 November 2011 ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered new evidence that suggests the tiny Aberdeenshire village of Rhynie was a seat of “Royal” power during the Pictish era. Excavations in the area have revealed a fortified early medieval settlement close to the spot where the Rhynie Man – a six-foot boulder carved with the image of a Pict – was unearthed by a farmer in 1978. The dig at Rhynie also uncovered large fragments from a fifth-century Roman amphora – the first to be found anywhere in eastern Britain. Similar finds have been made at sites including Tintagel in Cornwall, Cadbury Castle in Somerset and at Dumbarton Rock, a site connected with the Kings of Strathclyde.The nearest site of similar importance in Scotland is Dumbarton Rock, which is almost 200 miles away. THE Pictish stone carving, known as the “Rhynie Man,” was uncovered in 1978 bylocal farmer Gavin Alston ploughing a field at his farm at Barflat. It is widely acknowledged as the finest carved single figure in Pictish art ever found in Scotland. The 6ft-tall stone depicts a bearded figure carrying a thin-shafted axe over his shoulder, suggesting that the weapon may have served some ceremonial purpose. He also appears to be wearing a form of head dress or what has been described as a “special haircut”. Rhynie Man can now be found inthe entrance to Woodhill House in Aberdeen, the headquarters of Aberdeenshire Council. October 2011; Hidden over a 1000 years; a fully intact Viking boat burial site has been found in Ardnamurchan. The 16ft long grave contains the remains of a “high-status Viking” who was buried with an axe, a sword and a spear. This find is significant and means a better understanding of Vikings in Scotland. 200 rivets that held together the decomposed boat will help understand how the craft was built, the Viking was discovered with a whetstone from Norway, a ring pin from Ireland and pottery from the Hebrides. Work will now get under way on cleaning the artefacts before they are put on public display. The British Museum in London is said to have expressed an interest. However, those who made the discovery hope the pieces will eventually return to Scotland. WHY THE HELL SHOULD THE ENGLISH GET THE FINDS!!! (PAUL) The first Viking raids in Scotland took place in the late eighth century, and they then settled in Orkney and Shetland by the middle of the 9th century. One of the most famous archaeological discoveries ever made in Britain was another medieval ship burial site. Discovered in 1939 in Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, the site contained a treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon artefacts, which are now in the British Museum. AYE, THEY CAN KEEP THIS ONE.
9 Oct, 2011;
remains of a Neolithic stone circle have
been found off the coast of Orkney.
Archaeologists have surveyed the seabed
near the island's Ring of Brodgar.
Seismic images taken in Loch of Stenness
show a large circular feature south of
the Ring of Brodgar, the third-largest
stone circle in the British Isles.
Aberdeen University archaeologists are
leading the team. Tests in the Bay have
revealed another anomaly - a 40-metre
circular mound that could also be a
structure of prehistoric age such as a
chambered tomb. The finds shed new light
on Orkney's early peoples and how they
adapted to climate change. Could this
mean that where the water is now, was
once dry land? My own thoughts are, aye
it was. But, although Orkney has superb
history and stone circles etc, for me it
still does not rival Callanish;
www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=29
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www.historyscotland.com History Scotland, PO. Box 28269 Edinburgh EH9 1ZH Scotland. A very good publication which I buy myself and recommend any who like Scottish history to consider buying, have it mailed out! This illustrated magazine is an essential read for anyone with an interest in Scottish history. It provides fascinating feature articles on topics from all branches and periods of Scottish history and archaeology. Above all the magazine reflects current thinking, the latest research and new discoveries by Scotland’s historians, archaeologists and museum curators. Scottish Archaeology tours and digs around Scotland, we can even arrange for you to take part in a dig. The Land of Dalriada was where the first "SCOTS" arrived from Ireland, known as the Scotti tribe, soon to be the country Scot Land. Marquis of Montrose a superb history of the man here. In our view, one of the best generals of all time! Historic links; www.rcahms.gov.uk www.pkht.org.uk www.britarch.ac.uk www.crannog.co.uk www.lyon-court.com www.britarch.ac.uk www.nas.gov.uk Cornelia Wendell Bush, www.corneliabush.com specializes in genealogical research, analysis and reporting for persons of English and Scottish ancestry. Cornelia is the Designated Genealogist of http://scotarmigers.net and a very good friend of MCLEANSCOTLAND to boot!
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