The Battle of Auldearn 1645

Having just booked our tour party in to Covenanter in Auldearn I started thinking then about the battle way back then which the scene of one of the most closely-fought battles in the Wars of the Covenant when the marquis of Montrose’s royal army defeated the Covenanters under general Sir John Hurry. It is commemorated by a memorial that I must revisit when we are there because this is an old and long forgotten duel.

And of course it’s in the area of Cullod...

The Battle of Bannockburn  ... 2014, yes the date is maybe 700 years wrong but
well where  on earth is all the time going because the big and i mean big celebrations will take place in 2014 to mark the anniversary of that famous battle,

Just 2 miles (3.2 km) from Stirling Castle, Bannockburn was immortalised in Scottish and world history by King Robert the Bruce’s famous victory in 1314.

As part of an exciting project to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the battle a dazzling battle re-...

Here we go straight from Panalba, to confirm that plans are afoot to host another International Clan Gathering in Stirling in early July 2014 as part of the 2nd Year of Homecoming. It is too early to provide any detail, but rest assured that Panalba will be keeping  us to date. As you can imagine there will be a lot to report as we get closer to 2014, but in the interim we will keep you abreast of any relevant developments.

This is great stuff, good on the organisers fro changing direction and...

Hadrian’s Wall- Was it a military failure?

In about 5 weeks’ time I will be 4 back again standing at the wall, this time with fresh eyes, having digested a lot more information about the early would be conquerers,the Romans, would be coz they never made Scotland Caledonia) part of their Empire.

The then tribes of Northern Scotland must have been a tough lot I reckon, and I believe the wall was built to keep them in not to keep them out, if you know what I mean. Aside that of course ...