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In the centre is the statue of Henry Dundas, the colossus of late 18th century Scottish politics. He wielded considerable power in Scotland, earning himself the nickname ...
According to 18th-century writer Daniel Defoe, Edinburgh’s High Street was “the largest, longest and finest Street for Buildings and Number of Inhabitants, not in Britain only, but in the ...
A $6 piece of marble that was used as a doorstop is actually a treasured 18th century bust of a Scottish politician — and could be worth millions of dollars. The “Bouchardon Bust” — which ...
Now, people keen to get a taste – quite literally – of life in the 18th century are being given the chance to eat like Royalty at the King’s Scottish pile – all for the princely sum of £375.
The social dichotomy of the setting reflects Stevenson’s Edinburgh: the smart quarters where Dr. Jekyll lives are like Edinburgh’s 18th-century New Town, with its classical façades and ...
An 18th-century marble bust that survived a castle fire only to spent more than a decade propping open the door of a storage shed, may soon bring millions of dollars to a Scottish town.
Macsween, a popular maker of the distinctive Scottish dish, ... said he usually sells about 20 pounds of haggis around Jan. 25, the birthday of the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns.