History Map Scotland

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

2004 Opening of the new Scottish Parliament Building

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Before 1707, the  Kingdom of Scotland  was a  sovereign independent state  which had its own legislature - the  Parliament of Scotland -  w...

1996 The Stone of Destiny

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The  Stone of Scone  -  also known as the  Stone of Destiny , and often referred to in England as  The Coronation Stone -   is an oblong bl...

1957 Scottish Television

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Scottish Television  (known as  STV Central Ltd  and referred to on-air as  STV ) is Scotland's largest  ITV  franchisee.  It is the se...
Monday, 29 September 2014

1947 Edinburgh International Festival

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The  Edinburgh International Festival  is an annual festival of  performing arts  in  Edinburgh , Scotland, over three weeks from around th...

1934 Scottish National Party founded

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The  Scottish National Party   is a  Scottish nationalist  and  social-democratic   political party in Scotland .  The SNP was formed throu...

1896 Opening of the Glasgow Subway

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The  Glasgow Subway  is an underground  metro  line in  Glasgow ,  Scotland . It is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world ...

1879 Tay Bridge disaster

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The  Tay Bridge disaster  occurred during a violent storm when the first  Tay Rail Bridge  collapsed while a train was passing over it from...
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