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O Caledonia! stern and, wild,

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Land of brown heath and shaggy wood

Land of the mountain and the flood,

Land of my sires!

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This site is in English and partly in Flemish Dutch.

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We are NOT a travel agency but we do LOVE and ADMIRE this most beautiful country. And we like to share our experiences with you.


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September 9, 2023 will be the 480th anniversary of the

    Crowning of Mary, Queen of Scots

François Clouet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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More remarkable anniversary dates in 2023 in Scotland's history

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1940 years ago - 83 AD The Romans defeat The Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius


1460 years ago - 563 AD Saint Columba founds a monastery at Iona and begins his mission to the northern Picts


1385 years ago - 638 AD - Edinburgh captured by Angles


1165 years ago - 858 AD - Kenneth MacAlpin died















1005 years ago - 1018 AD - King Malcolm II defeated Northumbrians at Battle of Carhma; first modern border formed between Scotland and England


760 years ago - 1263 AD - Scots defeated Norwegians at Largs


725 years ago - 1298 AD - English defeated Wallace and Scots at Battle of Falkirk
















720 years ago - 1303 AD - Army of 8,000 Scots defeated English army of 30,000 at Battle of Roslin


710 years ago - 1313 AD - Robert the Bruce invaded Isle of Man


695 years ago - 1328 AD - Treaty of Edinburgh signed, recognized Scotland's independence; ended 30 years of wars


690 years ago - 1333 AD - Edward III invaded Scotland; defeated Scots


685 years ago - 1338 AD - English gave up siege of Dunbar Castle


600 years ago - 1423 AD - Treaty of London released James I after 18 years of captivity


535 years ago - 1488 AD - King James III killed at Battle of Sauchieburn


520 years ago - 1503 AD - King James IV married Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England


510 years ago - 1513 AD - King James IV, thousands of Scots killed at Flodden; King James V (aged one) crowned


495 years ago - 1528 AD - Patrick Hamilton, Protestant martyr, burned at stake in St. Andrews


480 years ago - 1543 AD - Mary Queen of Scots crowned (nine months old)















475 years ago - 1548 AD - English built major fortification at Haddington; French rescued Mary Queen of Scots


465 years ago - 1558 AD - Mary Queen of Scots married Francois, Dauphin of France


455 years ago - 1568 AD - Mary fled to England


440 years ago - 1583 AD - King James VI escaped


420 years ago - 1603 - Queen Elizabeth I of England died; James VI of Scotland now also King James I of England

















385 years ago - 1638 - Covenanters rebelled against Charles I


380 years ago - 1643 - Covenanters agreed to aid English parliamentarians against King


375 years ago - 1648 Second Civil War began; Oliver Cromwell defeated Scots at Preston


335 years ago - 1688 - Rioting in Edinburgh spread across Scotland; King James VI deposed, fled


180 years ago - 1843 - Free Church of Scotland established


155 years ago - 1868 - Reform Act passed, all male householders eligible to vote


140 years ago 1883 - Steamer "Daphne" sunk on river Clyde, 124 drowned


135 years ago - 1888 - Scottish Labour Party formed


100 years ago - 1923 - 40 miners drowned in pit disaster at Redding


95 years ago - 1928 - National Party for Scotland formed; women over 21 received right to vote; discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming announced


60 years ago - 1963 - Last hanging in Scotland took place


55 years ago - 1968 - Winds of over 100 mph struck Glasgow, 250,000 homes damaged, 1,700 homeless, 20 killed


35 years ago - 1988 - Bomb on Pan Am flight 757 exploded, crashed at Lockerbie, killed 243 passengers, 16 crew, 11 residents

















30 years ago - 1993 - Tanker ran aground in Shetland Islands, spilled 26 million gallons light crude oil


20 years ago - 2003 - Dolly, the cloned sheep, died














15 years ago - 2008 - Scottish National Party overturned Labour majority in election

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James VI of Scotland

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