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Header Slides
Today's header slides are of Pollok House, which stands in Pollok Country Park just over three miles south-west of Glasgow city centre; and the mountains of Wester Ross from Charlestown on Loch Gairloch.
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In Focus
At
about 1.50 p.m. on Tuesday 25 August 1942, a Short Sunderland flying boat en route from the
seaplane base at RAF Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth to RAF Reykjavik in Iceland inexplicably
deviated from its planned course and flew into a hillside at
Eagle's Rock in
Caithness, three miles west of
Dunbeath. Fourteen of the fifteen men on board at the
time were killed. Amongst them was Prince George, the Duke of Kent, a younger brother of King
George VI. ( More ...)
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On This Day
25 August 1819: The death of James Watt, the engineer and inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental in bringing about the industrial revolution.
25 August 1923: The birth in Dunfermline of Dorothy Dunnett, the historical novelist and portrait painter who would become an important figure on the Scottish arts and literary scene.
25 August 1942: Prince George, the Duke of Kent, a younger brother of King George VI, is killed in the crash of a Short Sunderland flying boat at Eagle's Rock near Dunbeath.
Featured Book
Eyes Turned Skywards by Ken Lussey (12 August 2024).
Wing Commander Robert Sutherland has left his days as a pre-war detective far behind him. Or so he thinks. On 25 August 1942 the Duke of Kent, brother
of King George VI, is killed in northern Scotland in an unexplained air crash; a second crash soon after suggests a shared, possibly sinister, cause.
Bob Sutherland is tasked with visiting the aircraft's base in Oban and the first crash site in Caithness to gather clues as to who might have had reason
to sabotage one, or both, of the aircraft.
Read our full review.
Scottish Resources
- Cottages & Castles A fabulous selection of self-catering properties for your perfect Scottish escape.
- Wedding, family and other photography in central Scotland and beyond by Carolyn Henry Photography.
- Apartments at Turnberry Luxury self-catering accommodation overlooking Ayrshire's beautiful coastline.
- Floral interior design trends for modern homes. Buy your flowers from myglobalflowers.com
- Holidaycottages.co.uk offer over 750 hand-picked holiday cottages in wonderful locations across Scotland.
- Arachnid Press Independent Scottish Publisher. Our latest book is the murder mystery Bridge of Sighs.
- For a great choice of holiday cottages across the UK visit Countrycottagesonline.com
- First Mortgage Scotland's leading mortgage advisors, providing fee-free and impartial mortgage advice.
- Luxury self-drive Land Rover tours with Celtic Routes - scenic routes, handpicked hotels.
- Simply Owners Scotland - Book Scottish self-catering cottages direct with owners for the best rates.
- Blind Summit Independent whisky bottlers & blenders. Creative, hands-on whisky makers based in Leith.
- Cottage Gems A fabulous collection of luxury, stylish and 5 star holiday properties in the UK and Ireland.
- Scot Mountain Holidays Walking, biking and adventure holidays in Scotland plus family run lodge.
- Hebridean Princess Small ship luxury cruises throughout the Highlands and Islands.
- Sykes Holiday Cottages, providing a great choice of self-catering accommodation throughout Scotland.
