Stirling and Hot Air Engines: An Insight into Building and Designing Experimental Model Stirling Engines
Kath's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Morning folks nothing crafty to share this morning....so it's just me having a chat....we haven't had a chat for a while so pop on the kettle and park your bum somewhere comfy..... It's greetings from a cold and chilly North East of Scotland and blimey what a shockeroonie this morning.....dashed downstairs to let my furry bundle of golden deliciousness out for his first piddle of the day......opened...
The Pop Cop (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
For a wee country, Scotland punches way above its weight in many areas, but one which is rarely acknowledged is its standing as a fertile breeding ground for music blogging. These shores can boast at least 10 established blogs, each offering a diverse, distinctive take on the best (and worst) of Scottish songmaking. From a personal point of view, what continues to make this community so inspiring...
Panoramic Earth (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Arthur's Seat from Salisbury Crags - Guide and map of Edinburgh with a 360° panorama of Arthur's Seat from Salisbury Crags. Sight, attraction and travel guide to Edinburgh with panoramic images and pictures linked to a Google map. Virtual tour of Edinburgh in Scotland. Panorama photographed by Peter Watts who wrote: Virtual tour panorama taken part way up Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh. The picture...
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
After James Naughtie’s laugh a minute, cliché-ridden put down of Scotland and the town of Kilmarnock, I listened to his latest jaunt on the Today programme into the northern territories with a mix of fear and trepidation. This was an altogether different tone of programme, reflective and somewhat nuanced, allowing shades of grey, complexity and ambiguity, and thus making the earlier programme...
Watch Live Streaming (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Watch Andy Murray vs Fernando Verdasco Live Streaming Andy Murray Age: 22 (15.05.1987) Birthplace: Dunblane, Scotland Residence: Dunblane, Scotland Height: 6′3″ (190 cm) Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg) Plays: Right-handed Turned Pro: 2005 Coach: Miles Maclagan Fernando Verdasco Age: 26 (15.11.1983) Birthplace: Madrid, Spain Residence: Madrid, Spain Height: 6′2″ (188 cm) Weight: 179...
Hills of the North, Rejoice! (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Here we see James IV’s Great Hall – the largest medieval banqueting hall ever built in Scotland. Situated on a volcanic outcrop guarding the lowest crossing point of the River Forth, Stirling Castle is a great symbol of Scottish Independence and a source of enduring national pride. The castle’s long, turbulent history is associated with great figures from Scotland’s past, such...
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
If you really want to get the most from your holiday in this area of Scotland then the Loch Tay Lodges as your accommodation comes highly recommended. There is a choice of four different lodge park locations that are all within very easy reach of this wonderful area and each one of them offers you the perfect relaxing holiday or short break. Loch Tay is located within the central highlands and this...
Watch Live Streaming (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Roger Federer * Age: 28 (08.08.1981) * Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland * Residence: Bottmingen, Switzerland * Height: 6′1″ (185 cm) * Weight: 187 lbs (85 kg) * Plays: Right-handed * Turned Pro: 1998 * Coach: None Andy Murray * Age: 22 (15.05.1987) * Birthplace: Dunblane, Scotland * Residence: Dunblane, Scotland * Height: 6′3″ (190 cm) * Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg) * Plays: Right-handed...
Hills of the North, Rejoice! (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Stirling Castle has a less military feel to it nowadays, compared with Edinburgh Castle. Here is a lovely garden to the South side of the Royal Palace. Stirling Castle is one of Scotland’s grandest castles due to its imposing position and impressive architecture. It commands the countryside for many miles around. It towers over some of the most important battlefields of Scotland’s past...
North Fife (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
As viewed from the North on the esplanade Kirkcaldy Fife Inchkeith (Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. It is part of Fife. Inchkeith has had a colourful history as a result of its proximity to Edinburgh and strategic location for use as home for a lighthouse and for military purposes defending the Firth of Forth for attack from shipping, and more recently protecting...
Boating Breaks and Canal Holidays (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The Canal Boat Holidays in the UK give you the perfect chance to take life slowly and relax, unwind and chill out in style. The canal network in the UK is extensive and takes in some of the best loved areas and you can see them from a whole different perspective when you take to the waterways. There are plenty of canal boat yards for you to hire your canal boat from and there is a complete range of...
North Fife (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Looking South from Anstruther East Nuek of Fife,late afternoon over the Firth of Forth. Anstruther is the home of The Scottish Fisheries Museum and boat connection the Isle of May. The setting Sun from Anstruther on a coldish, windy November day. North Fife Scotland.
FotoFling Scotland (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Welcome to Lochearnhead Games , originally uploaded by FotoFling Scotland . The Meet and Greet
Craig Hardie (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Update timeWell time for an update, long overdue you may say but I have been very busy in the shop and racing / training CycloCross for the last few months so time has been tight!After the Grass Track season had finished I took a break and did not train till about the middle of September.Once back in the groove my first CycloCross race was at Plean Country Park Nr Stirling and below is the small
Blether with Brian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Perhaps it was the presence of Willie Bain, smiling wanly in the public gallery, but today's Labour/SNP exchanges at first minister's questions seemed notably antagonistic. Mr Bain, of course, is a living, grinning reminder that Labour thumped the SNP in the Glasgow North East by-election . Today, like an invited Banquo, he hovered over the pre-lunch feast of oratory that is the weekly question session....
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