The Great War – Generation Lost

The story of a soldier painter - Lt Stuart Boyd by Evelyn McKechnie Lt Stuart Boyd was the only son of Alexander Stuart Boyd and Mary Stuart Boyd...

McGregor Despite Them!

Rob Roy McGregor and the Persecuted Clan by Evelyn McKechnie Scotland has a blood-soaked and turbulent history that once pitted clan against clan,...

Lt Stuart Boyd, Painter – Soldier

The story of a soldier painter – Lt Stuart Boyd by Evelyn McKechnie Lt Stuart Boyd was the only son of Alexander Stuart Boyd and Mary Stuart Boyd...

The Battle of Harlaw 1411 – Scotland

by Evelyn McKechnie This impressive granite hexagonal 40 feet monument was erected in 1911 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of...

Coming home for eternal rest

The graves of over 1000 soldiers from 2 World WarsThe story of 3 VC recipients from WW1, Zulu Wars and the Indian Mutiny by Evelyn McKechnie In the...

City of the Dead

Lambhill Cemetery, Western Necropolis and St Kentigerns Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland by Evelyn McKechnie There are three vast cemeteries north of...

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge – 1679

Battle of Bothwell Bridge Memorial This obelisk commemorates the Covenanters that fell at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge which took place on 22nd...

Covenanter Battles – Scotland

The Battle of Philiphaugh 1645 This must be one of the spookiest, eeriest places I have visited in Scotland. Located deep in the Philiphaugh Estate,...

Mary Queen of Scots

Sophisticated, tall, vibrant and beautiful The ill-fated Mary was born on 8th December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, only a few days after her father,...