Burns
Q-Aye – Burns Edition Part 1
Burns Night is on January 25 so here are a few little-known facts about the bard and his influence around the world, to get ye in the mood for a dram or two
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Burns
Q-Aye – Burns Edition Part 2
Mair facts about the Bard himself and his influence around the world… 6. Burns body was exhumed in 1815 to be placed in a new mausoleum in Dumfries. Whilst […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye! – Original And Best
Put yourself to the test with our list of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. How many do you know? 1. Actress Reese Witherspoon’s ancestor John D Witherspoon […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye 2 – More Scottish Facts!
Gayle’s back with another round of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. Put yourself to the test – how many do you know? Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson used false teeth and […]
Culture
Q-Aye 3! – The Weird and Wonderful
The third round of our essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts – part 1 In Vancouver, Canada, they celebrate Chinese Burns Night! Burns Night and the Chinese New Year […]
Culture
Q-Aye – Valentine Edition
Romantic (and some… not quite so romantic) Scottish Facts for St Valentine’s Day A small wooden box bearing the message, ‘Corpus Valentini Martyris’ or ‘Body of St Valentine’ has […]
Culture
Q-Aye 3! – More Scottish Facts
The third round of our essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts – part 2 Edinburgh has more statues of animals than it does of women. Statues of bears, dogs, […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye 2.3 – More Scottish Facts
The second round of our essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts – part 3 In the ninth-century, Ireland was known as Scotia and Scotland was called Albania. Angus […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye 2! – More Scottish Facts You Need To Know
The second round of our essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts – part 2 Scotland loves student unions! The world’s first one was formed in St Andrews in 1882 […]
Culture
Q-Aye – Valentine Edition Part 2
Romantic (and some not so romantic) Scottish Facts for St Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day used to be an excuse for youngsters to go round begging for sweets, money or fruit, […]
