Daily from the perch
A little Scottish knowledge for your perch. A new entry every morning.
Suggest a fact →The Peebles Hoard is a collection of bronze, leather, and wooden material from the Late Bronze Age, containing unique objects
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James VI was a significant Stewart king who managed a peaceful succession to the English throne in 1603.
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The National Library of Scotland has a unique poster collection, covering art movements and graphic designs over 200 years.
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Mary, Queen of Scots, embroidered 'In my end is my beginning' as her epitaph
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A Bronze Age hoard found in Scotland with a sword and spearhead.
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The Blyth Hoard is a unique Bronze Age discovery in Scotland, containing a copper ingot and clay moulds.
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Edinburgh was once known as the 'AIDS capital of Europe' due to high number of individuals affected
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Scotland has a unique relationship with rain, explored through nine objects from the National Library of Scotland's collection.
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The Scots word 'thole' means to bear or endure, as seen in Sir James Wordie's bookplate motto
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Scotland's blind community used a tactile system called the string alphabet.
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Egyptian motifs can be found in Scotland, such as in the Royal Scottish Academy building
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Scotland battled plague for over 700 years
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Mary, Queen of Scots had a stronger claim to the English throne than Elizabeth I in the eyes of Catholics
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Government forces killed 38 MacDonalds in Glencoe
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Alexander Henry Rhind was a Scottish archaeologist who excavated in Egypt
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Scotland developed early tactile reading systems for blind readers
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Scottish novelist Susan Ferrier was once more popular than Jane Austen
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The Mary, Queen of Scots Casket has been believed to have been owned by Mary since at least the mid-1600s.
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The Traprain Treasure is the largest hoard of Roman hacksilver found in the Roman world
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Dolly was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
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The Second Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain included Scotland, with volunteers mapping land use
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Mary was crowned Queen of Scots at nine months old and Queen Consort of France by 18
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Mary, Queen of Scots had a large jewellery collection, including finger rings and pendants made of gold and precious stones.
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Medieval chess pieces found on Isle of Lewis, Scotland, made in Norway
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John Francis Campbell collected Gaelic stories, transforming their study
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John Francis Campbell collected Gaelic folktales, preserving them for future generations
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John Slezer's 'Theatrum Scotiae' is a book of engraved views of Scotland, published in 1693
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A Viking Age boatyard was discovered on Eigg, with two oak boat stems dating to 880-1050 AD, showing Scandinavian seafaring technology in Scotland.
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Woolly mammoths roamed Scotland during the Ice Ages. Tusks found in Scotland are around 27,000 to 29,000 years old.
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