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A selection of history videos

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Historic Scotland | Stirling Castle: A Glimpse Of Magnificence

by Admin Added 10 years ago 1,045 Views / 0 Likes

Experience the grandeur of the newly refurbished Renaissance royal palace at Stirling Castle. This short film offers a tantalizing glimpse of the sumptuous interiors, now returned to how they may have looked in the mid 16th century. See fabulous period co
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Abandoned Castle ???? Cavers Scottish Borders Winter 2017

by Admin Added 8 years ago 1,040 Views / 0 Likes

So today I got to touch a part of history.......WOW I said it again....... I had a rough idea where this place was from google maps after watching a fellow youtubers vid Mark Nicol https://youtu.be/jF4X7_VHSbc A well hidden location well away from the tou
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Scotland's Oldest Pictish Fort Discovered

by Admin Added 9 years ago 1,039 Views / 0 Likes

Gordon Noble and his team from the University of Aberdeen have been investigating a sea stack south of Stonehaven, is near the historic Dunnottar Castle. Carbon dating tests have revealed the origin of the site known as Dunnicaer back to the 3rd or 4th Ce
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Bannockburn House Documentary

by Admin Added 8 years ago 1,038 Views / 0 Likes

A video documentary of Bannockburn House. You can support the Bannockburn House project crowdfunding campaign by visiting our crowdfunding page - http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/bannockburn-house-community-purchase
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Kenneth MacNeill

by Admin Added 10 years ago 1,030 Views / 0 Likes

This is a short movie that has been made for primary school pupils to learn more about the highland clearances
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Loudoun Hill Ayrshire Was The First Military Victory For Robert The Bruce

by Admin Added 7 years ago 1,027 Views / 0 Likes

The Battle of Loudoun Hill was fought on May 10th 1307 between a Scots force led by Robert the Bruce and the English commanded by Aymer de Valence. It took place beneath Loudoun Hill, in Ayrshire, and ended in a victory for Bruce. It was Bruce's first maj
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The Massacre Of Glencoe

by Admin Added 10 years ago 1,025 Views / 0 Likes

Another request, for Barbara this time. Not traditional as many think but written by Jim Mclean in 1963. It tells the story of the infamous massacre of the MacDonald clan by the Campbells in Feb 1692. The story is told here in detail http://www.electricsc
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Time Team History Hunters (1998-9) - Episode 5 - Scottish Border And Related Ballads (Liddesdale)

by Admin Added 8 years ago 1,021 Views / 0 Likes

In the 15th and 16th century the Scottish Borders were a lawless place, and the team try to discover the truth behind the ballads of the time and whether the Borders' residents today are related to the 15th and 16th century inhabitants. No copyright infri
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The Picts Of Scotland (Dunnichen Hill & Nechtansmere)

by Admin Added 9 years ago 1,020 Views / 0 Likes

The Girdlestane, Dunnichen pictish stone & the areas around Dunnichen Hill. Letham, Angus Scotland (Pictland)
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Castle Douglas Changes

by Admin Added 8 years ago 1,019 Views / 0 Likes

A small video I made showing the changes to Castle Douglas over the years.
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NEOLITHIC ORKNEY PART1

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Stu Westfield investigates the standing stones, tombs and settlements left by our Neolithic ancestors on Orkney. Along the way he discusses how the transition from mesolithic hunter gatherers to neolithic farmers gave rise to these awe inspiring structure
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◄Scotland - Rome's Final Frontier► (DOCUMENTARY)

by Admin Added 10 years ago 1,014 Views / 0 Likes

A BBC Scotland documentary about the Roman Empire and Scotland
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