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In Scotland, two broadsheet newspapers have made the switch to 'compact' format. The Scotsman did so in August 2004, and the Sunday Herald followed in November 2005. In addition to newspapers published in Scotland, including Scottish editions of United Kingdom newspapers, a number of local newspapers published in other parts of the British ...
Braco (/ ˈ b r eɪ k oʊ / BRAY-koh) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of 515. [2] It is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) north of Dunblane towards Perth off the A9 road. Braco's Front Street is the busy A822 linking Crieff to the A9 road
Strathearn or Strath Earn (/ s t r æ θ ˈ ɜːr n /), also the Earn Valley, is the strath of the River Earn, which flows from Loch Earn to meet the River Tay in the east of Scotland. The area covers the 30 mile stretch of the river, containing a number of settlements in Perthshire . [ 1 ]
Crieff (/ k r iː f / ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins the A823 to Dunfermline. Crieff has become a hub for tourism, famous for whisky and its history of cattle
On 25 March 1005, Malcolm II of Scotland fought and killed Kenneth III of Scotland and his son, Giric II of Scotland, a Mormaer. The battle took place on the north side of the loch. King Kenneth's Cairn was erected in memory of the son of King Duff, who was killed in the Battle of Monzievaird that year and later buried on Iona. The cairn stands ...
Comrie (/ ˈ k ʌ m r i /; [2] Gaelic: Cuimridh; Pictish: Aberlednock; Latin: Victoria) is a village and parish in the southern Highlands of Scotland, towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, 7 mi (11 km) west of Crieff. Comrie is a historic conservation village in a national scenic area along the river Earn.
A Calendar of Cases of Witchcraft in Scotland 1510-1727 dates McNiven's death around 1615, stating that "Her date is uncertain." [6] [7] John L. Wilson also dated the execution to 1615 and noted its similarities to the case of John Brughe. [8] Alexander Porteous rendered her name as Kate Nike Neiving and placed her death in 1563. [9]
The Perthshire Advertiser (originally the Perthshire Advertiser and Strathmore Journal) [3] is a tabloid newspaper, published by Reach plc, in Perth, Scotland.The PA, as it is commonly known, comes out twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday.