History

A selection of history videos

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Bannockburn House Documentary

by Admin Added 7 years ago 1,013 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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Gatehouse Gala Week - Guided Walk To Trusty's Hill

by Admin Added 10 years ago 1,011 Views / 0 Likes

Produced by Rod Smaldon for the Gatehouse Development Initiative as part of the Heritage Lottery funded All Our Stories Gatehouse of Fleet in the Dark Ages project
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Scotland's Oldest Pictish Fort Discovered

by Admin Added 9 years ago 1,007 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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Kenneth MacNeill

by Admin Added 10 years ago 1,005 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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Abandoned Castle ???? Cavers Scottish Borders Winter 2017

by Admin Added 7 years ago 1,000 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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Loudoun Hill Ayrshire Was The First Military Victory For Robert The Bruce

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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 Picts Of Scotland (Dunnichen Hill & Nechtansmere)

by Admin Added 9 years ago 995 Views / 0 Likes

The Girdlestane, Dunnichen pictish stone & the areas around Dunnichen Hill. Letham, Angus Scotland (Pictland)
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The Massacre Of Glencoe

by Admin Added 10 years ago 994 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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NEOLITHIC ORKNEY PART1

by Admin Added 10 years ago 989 Views / 0 Likes

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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Castle Douglas Changes

by Admin Added 7 years ago 989 Views / 0 Likes

A small video I made showing the changes to Castle Douglas over the years.
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◄Scotland - Rome's Final Frontier► (DOCUMENTARY)

by Admin Added 10 years ago 986 Views / 0 Likes

A BBC Scotland documentary about the Roman Empire and Scotland
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BBC 'BBC Scotland 75 Years' Documentary 1998

by Admin Added 10 years ago 984 Views / 0 Likes

A comprehensive celebration and history of 75 years of broadcasting by BBC Scotland aired on the station in 1993. Not just television, either, as this programme also looks at the early years of BBC radio broadcasting in Scotland.