Ullapool and Loch Broom Ring

Other Rings You Might Enjoy:

The London Area WebRing Coventry WebRing Bournemouth WebRing Bristol WebRing Isles of Scilly The United Kingdom Webring

Battle of Loup Hill - On this day in 1689, the Battle of Loup Hill was fought in Kintyre.  This battle was part of the first Jacobite rising, in which those loyal to James VII/II hoped to instigate counter-revolution and drive William of Orange from the throne. The 'battle' was really just a skirmish, and today it is more or less forgotten, but Loup Hill would pro... - 2012/05/23

Macalisters on the King's Mind - The Parliamentary Register for this day in 1649 makes two separate mentions of Macalisters. First a warrant was issued to the magistrates of Edinburgh to keep Lord Reay and others, including John McAlester, 'in sure prison'. Lord Reay was John Mackay, the second to hold that title. Like his father, he had joined the Royalists in the recent Civil W... - 2012/05/23

After Culloden - On this day in 1746, about 85 members of Macdonell of Glengarry's regiment surrendered to British military personnel in Inverness . These men had fought for Prince Charles at the battle of Culloden nearly a month earlier. Among them were six Macalisters: Alexander vic Evan, Donald vic Evan, and John Og of Blairy; Donald of Delcaitach; John vic Ian... - 2012/05/05

No Macalisters Allowed! - v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } On this day in 1652, the Marquess of Argyll gave Campbell of Lochnell a fifteen-year tack of Ardnamurchan and Sunart, together with the castle of Mingary. [1] The tack included... - 2012/04/26

Culloden - On this day in 1746, the last pitched battle on British soil was fought at Culloden Moor between the Jacobite forces under Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the forces of King George II under the Duke of Cumberland. It was the final act in a story that had begun in 1688, when Charles Stuart's grandfather, King James VII/II [1] , fled his kingdom an... - 2012/04/16

A Charter for Menstrie - On this day in 1526, the lands of Menstrie in Clackmannanshire were granted by the Earl of Argyll to Andrew Alexander. [1] The superiority remained with Argyll, who had a tendency to change the details over the years, but the Alexander family retained Menstrie for more than a century, they built the ‘castle’ that stands to this day [2] , and t... - 2012/04/08