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St Drostan the Wanderer
Saints should possibly still be honoured, even in an irreligious age; kept in mind in a different way. There is no patron saint of Angus,but if we...
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The Earliest Legends of Glamis and Glamis Castle
Mention the name Glamis to followers of Scottish ghost stories or folklore and they will probably conjure up memories of the 'Monster of Glamis', the...
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Pitalpin - An Actual Battle or A Dundee Myth?
This article details a battle which, very likely, is a fiction. The place-name Pitalpin is now subsumed within the western part of Lochee, itself now...
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King Arthur of Angus (and Gowrie)? Constantine, King and Saint
Firstly, I must make it clear that I don't think that King Arthur (whoever he was) personally ruled Angus, or whatever the area was called before it...
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The Battle of Stracathro and A Chilling Extinction
Stracathro is a quiet place which does not deserve notoriety. Its claim to fame, historically, is the humiliating resignation of King John Balliol...
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