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19 digs and projects to get involved with this summer, new research on Margaret Tudor, a Scotsman at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, plus lots of talk on t...

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July / August 2019

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News & Articles

Geologist John Playfair died - On this day in Scottish history

On 20 July 1819, Scottish geologist John Playfair died. ...

20/07/2019

Scottish author A J Cronin was born - On this day in history

Was Aberdeen the birthplace of Scotch whisky? Exciting new 16th-century find

Actor John Stuart was born - On this day in history

17th-century gold armorial ring found at Loch Lomond to go to auction

A 17th-century gold armorial ring found by a metal detectorist who has also discovered a rare Richard III of ...

18/07/2019

Large number of finds at battle of Waterloo site in dig led by Professor Tony Pollard, University of Glasgow

Economist Adam Smith died - On this day in history

105 Shetland fishermen were lost in the Bad Day - On this day in history

Surfacemen, a sixteen-year-old, safety and the Scottish Railway

Dr Mike Esbester introduces the Railway Work, Life and Death project, a free resource that is shedding light on ...

16/07/2019

Ring of Bright Water author Gavin Maxwell was born - On this day in history

John Douglas was born - On this day in history

King Alexander III was crowned at Scone - On this day in history

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