Dear readers, The 13th February is a date marked in red ink (bloody red) on the Scottish calendar… it’s a date to remember, and indeed it has been remembered again and again, the sad history being passed from generation to generation of Scottish people … they will never forget the innocent people who fell in Glencoe on that fateful day … Continue reading →
Dear readers, dear friends and fans of Scotland, the whole team of Scotiana wishes you a very Happy New Year! May our Scottish adventures inspire you to travel and walk on the wonderful paths of La Belle Alba… Never more than in winter, does she wear her lovely name better… !!! HAPPY HOGMANAY !!! https://youtu.be/hAkadrmhhx0 Let me share … Continue reading →
In Memoriam of all the villagers of Glencoe who died on 13 February 1692 and in the following days during and after the infamous Glencoe Massacre… The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689-92. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of … Continue reading →
‘Glencoe has no melancholy except that which men bring to it, remembering its history. (..) (John Prebble – Glencoe) ………………………. One of the main reasons why so many people do love Scotland is certainly the outstanding beauty of its landscapes: the vast expanses of untouched wilderness, the omnipresence of mountains which, classified in Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds and … Continue reading →
