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UHI Orkney

Orkney College is a further and higher education college in Orkney, an archipelago in northern Scotland. It is an academic partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands. The college serves the Orkney community, which is rural and has long had an economy based on agriculture and fishing. Its main campus is a purpose-built site opened in 2000 on the outskirts of Kirkwall. It is one of very few non-incorporated colleges in Scotland and is the responsibility of the Orkney Islands Council, which has devolved many powers, including management, funding and staffing to the College Management Council. The college has strong links with agriculture and opened an Agronomy Institute in 2002. Orkney College's courses provide students of all ages with a full range of qualifications from Scottish Vocational Qualifications, Scottish Group Awards (Higher Still) through Higher National Certificate and Diploma to Degree and postgraduate Degree Level. It hosts research in agronomy, archaeology, cultural studies, geophysics, Nordic studies, language and literature. Maritime training The college conducts vocational training for the merchant navy personnel. These are MCA and RYA certified. Some of them are: Marine Vessel Operations Short Courses for seagoing officers. RYA courses. See also Education in Scotland List of further and higher education colleges in Scotland References External links Orkney College web site
Ormiston Primrose F.C.

Ormiston Primrose Football Club is a senior football club based in Ormiston, East Lothian, currently competing in the East of Scotland League Third Division. The club was founded in 1890 and amalgamated with former East of Scotland League team Pencaitland in 1999. Ormiston play their home matches at New Recreation Park, which was completed in 2018 (along with a new changing pavilion) as a replacement to the old Recreation Park which stood on adjacent land and closed a year earlier. In the intervening period, the club used the Hibernian Training Centre located a short distance to the north of Ormiston. An official partnership with professionals Hibernian had already been arranged in 2014 to strengthen the Edinburgh club's presence in the local area and give Ormiston some practical assistance. History Pencaitland, from the nearby village of the same name, were originally founded in 1919. They won the Scottish Amateur Cup in 1984 and then joined the East of Scotland League in 1986, eventually gaining promotion and competing in the Premier Division for four seasons. Ormiston Primrose were originally founded in the 1890s - they reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup in 1989 and twice won the East of Scotland Junior Cup. For a couple of years the club used the name Pencaitland & Ormiston but decided to shorten it to just Ormiston F.C. in 2003, although they retain strong links to Pencaitland. Meanwhile, Pencaitland AFC reformed as a separate amateur club, competing in the Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur Football Association (LEAFA). Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the club changed their name back to Ormiston Primrose. Honours As Pencaitland East of Scotland League First Division Winners: 1994–95 As Pencaitland & Ormiston East of Scotland League First Division Winners: 2000–01 References
Ossian's Hall of Mirrors

Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a Georgian structure located at The Hermitage in Dunkeld, Scotland. History of the site The original view-house The Hermitage and Ossian's Hall of Mirrors was originally an unremarkable view-house in a position overlooking the Black Linn Falls of the Braan, a tributary of the River Tay. This folly was built on a rocky outcrop for the 2nd Duke of Atholl in 1757. Ossian's shrine The Hermitage was redecorated in 1783 as a shrine to the blind bard, Ossian. Ossian is supposed to have lived and written his heroic verse around the 3rd century. The redecorated hall was intended to evoke features of 'shock' and 'amazement' in the viewers' minds; the room from where views of the waterfall were taken was lined with mirrors which made the spectator imagine that the water was appearing from all angles. William Wordsworth composed a poem which described the 'World of Wonder' in this room. Another description states that in the 1780s, visitors entering were met by a painting of Ossian serenading a group of maidens. The guide operated a device that withdrew the painting into the wall, providing access to another room - a hall of mirrors - giving the illusion of water pouring all around reflecting the river cascading outside. In 1803 the hall had walks that were intersected, here and there, by a small garden of fine flowers among rocks and stones'. These small-scale gardens have since gone. In 1803 Dorothy Wordsworth wrote "The waterfall, which we came to see, warned us by a loud roaring that we might expect it; we first, however, conducted into a small compartment, where the gardener desired us to look at a painting of the figure of Ossian, which, while he was telling us the story of the young artist who performed the work, disappeared, parting in the middle, flying asunder as if by the touch of magic, and lo! we are at the entrance of a splendid room, which was almost dizzy and alive with waterfalls, that tumbled in all directions - the great cascade, which was opposite to the window that faced us, being reflected in innumerable mirrors upon the ceiling and against the walls". Early literary accounts of the Hall of Mirrors Garnett in 1800 visited the site. He describes the 'Hall of Mirrors' as having its sides and ceiling covered with mirrors, in which "the cascade is seen by reflection, sometimes running upwards, contrary to the direction of gravity, and sometimes in a horizontal stream over the head." The decline and restoration of the site In 1869 vandals blew up part of Ossian's Hall and the area was left to decay. In 1943 the 8th Duchess of Atholl donated it and 33 acres (13.3ha) of, by then, coniferous woodland along the banks of the River Braan to the National Trust for Scotland in accordance with the wishes of the late Duke. The National Trust for Scotland restored the building in 2007 for the use and enjoyment of the public. Similar structures Bonnington Pavilion References
Our Lady's High School, Cumbernauld

Our Lady's High School is a six-year Roman Catholic co-educational comprehensive school which opened in Ravenswood in 1968. It caters for pupils living in Cumbernauld, Muirhead, Cardowan and Stepps and in addition to pupils from Condorrat, Dullatur, Moodiesburn and Castlecary. The school's emblem is a post-modern artistic recreation of the Virgin and child. History Prior to its opening in 1968 there was no Roman Catholic high school in Cumbernauld and pupils had to make a 10-mile bus journey to Kirkintilloch to attend St Ninian's. The school has always maintained a strong link with the surrounding community, and through pupils, parents and teacher links they are associated with several primary schools from which the intake is drawn: St Margaret of Scotland Primary School, Cumbernauld St Lucy's Primary School, Abronhill St Mary's Primary School, Ravenswood St Joseph's Primary School, Stepps St Barbara's Primary School, Muirhead St Andrew's Primary School, Cumbernauld The former Sacred Heart Primary in Kildrum was also a feeder primary until its closure in 2000. Like Sacred Heart, Our Lady's was architecturally designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. Houses The pupils are split into five Houses: St Pope John Paul II, St Mother Teresa, St Sebastian, St Francis, and St Patrick. Notable former pupils Mark McGhee (b. 1957) – football manager Peter Mackie (b. 1958) – football player, Celtic F.C. and St Mirren F.C. Pauline McNeill (b. 1962) – Member of the Scottish Parliament David Cromwell (b. 1962) – oceanographer and co-editor of the Media Lens website Neil Primrose (b. 1972) – drummer from Travis Lynn McCafferty (b. 1979) - handball player References External links School's website North Lanarkshire Council website Our Lady's High School's page on Scottish Schools Online
Outer Holm of Skaw

The Outer Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet, a rock outlier off the northeast coast of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. Location The Outer Holm of Skaw is 14 feet (4.3 m) high, and is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north of Skaw Taing on the island of Whalsey. The 32 feet (9.8 m) high Inner Holm of Skaw lies between the Outer Holm of Skaw and Whalsey. Gallery References Citations Sources
Oxenfoord Castle

Oxenfoord Castle is a country house in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Pathhead, Midlothian, and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of Dalkeith, above the Tyne Water. Originally a 16th-century tower house, the present castle is largely the result of major rebuilding in 1782, to designs by the architect Robert Adam. Oxenfoord was the seat of the Earl of Stair from 1840, and remains in private ownership. It is protected as a category A listed building, while the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. History The lands of Oxenfoord were owned by the Riddel family in the 12th century. By the 16th century the MacGills owned the estate, and built the original tower house. In 1651, James MacGill was elevated to the peerage as Viscount of Oxfuird. Oxenfoord passed through the family until it was inherited by Thomas Hamilton of Fala. His daughter and heiress, Elizabeth Hamilton, married Sir John Dalrymple, 4th Baronet, in 1760, and they inherited the estate in 1779. Sir John, a lawyer, scientist, and historian, published Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland (1771), and Essays on Different Natural Situations of Gardens (1774), an influential book at the time. A friend of Robert Adam, he commissioned the architect to rebuild his tower house at Oxenfoord in 1780. The L-plan tower was absorbed into the new building, in a similar manner to Adam's Culzean Castle. A new approach bridge was built around this time by Alexander Stevens, an Adam associate. The bridge is also a category A listed building. Sir John's son, in 1840, inherited the title 8th Earl of Stair. He commissioned William Burn to remodel the castle in 1842. A new wing and entrance was added in the style of Adam's work. The 8th and 9th Earls established a pinetum on the grounds of the house. In 1864 the 10th Earl inherited Lochinch Castle in Galloway, and made his principal home there rather than at Oxenfoord. From 1931 until 1993 the house was used by Oxenfoord Castle School, founded by Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, sister of John Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair. Since 1993, the house has reverted to private use by the Dalrymple family and has been used as a wedding venue, for private parties, and for corporate events. References "Oxenfoord Castle". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. External links Official website
Maid of the Loch

Die Maid of the Loch ist ein 1953 gebauter, britischer Raddampfer. Geschichte Das Schiff mit genietetem Rumpf wurde unter der Baunummer 1474 auf der Werft A. & J. Inglis in Glasgow für die British Transport Commission gebaut. Anschließend wurde das fertige Schiff wieder zerlegt und mit der Eisenbahn nach Balloch im Süden des Loch Lomonds transportiert. Hier wurde es auf dem Balloch Steam Slipway wieder zusammengebaut und am 5. März 1953 zu Wasser gelassen. Das Schiff wurde am 22. Mai 1953 getauft und am 25. Mai 1953 in Dienst gestellt. Es war das letzte im Vereinigten Königreich und das größte für den Betrieb auf einem britischen Binnensee gebaute Dampfschiff. Die Baukosten beliefen sich auf £ 187.000. 1957 wurde die 1948 verstaatlichte Caledonian Steam Packet Company aus der British Transport Commission ausgegliedert und das Schiff in der Folge von der Caledonian Steam Packet Company betrieben. Durch den Zusammenschluss der Caledonian Steam Packet Company mit David MacBrayne kam das Schiff in den 1970er Jahren zu Caledonian MacBrayne, nachdem das Unternehmen Ende der 1960er / Anfang der 1970er Jahre vorübergehend von der Scottish Transport Group kontrolliert wurde. Caledonian Steam Packet Company und später Caledonian MacBrayne nutzten das Schiff für Ausflugsfahrten auf dem Loch Lomond. In den 1970er Jahren sanken die Fahrgastzahlen und das Schiff wurde schließlich 1981 außer Dienst gestellt. Das Schiff war der letzte auf dem Loch Lomond verkehrende Raddampfer. In den folgenden Jahren wurde das Schiff mehrfach verkauft. Versuche, es wieder in Fahrt zu setzen, schlugen fehl. Im Dezember 1992 wurde das Schiff vom Dumbarton District Council übernommen. 1995 wurde das Schiff auf die Loch Lomond Steamship Company übertragen, die den Erhalt und den Betrieb des historischen Raddampfers zum Ziel hat. Die Loch Lomond Steamship Company restauriert das Schiff, um es wieder in einen fahrbereiten Zustand zu bekommen. Im Juli 2021 wurde es in Balloch aufgeslipt, um Reparaturen am Rumpf durchführen zu können. Ein vorheriger Versuch, das Schiff an Land zu ziehen, war im Januar 2019 fehlgeschlagen. Das Schiff ist unter der Nummer 477 in das von der Organisation National Historic Ships UK geführte National-Historic-Fleet-Register eingetragen. Technische Daten und Ausstattung Das Schiff wird von einer Zweizylinder-Verbund-Dampfmaschine angetrieben, die auf zwei seitliche Schaufelräder wirkt. Das Schiff verfügt über geschlossene Fahrgasträume auf dem Hauptdeck. Darüber befinden sich das Promenadendeck sowie zwei Decksaufbauten mit weiteren Fahrgasträumen. Über den Decksaufbauten befindet sich ein Sonnendeck sowie im vorderen Bereich das Steuerhaus. Im Rumpf sind unter anderem der Maschinenraum, die Kombüse und Räume für die Schiffsbesatzung untergebracht. Weblinks Website der Loch Lomond Steamship Company Einzelnachweise
PS Maid of the Loch

Le PS Maid of the Loch est le dernier bateau à roues à aubes construit en Grande-Bretagne. Il a opéré sur le loch Lomond jusqu'en 2016. Il est en restauration au quai de Bolloch. Il est enregistré comme bateau du patrimoine maritime du Royaume-Uni par le National Historic Ships UK depuis 1993 et au registre de la National Historic Fleet. Histoire PS Maid of the Loch est le dernier d'une longue lignée de steamers du loch Lomond qui a commencé vers 1816, avec le pionnier Henry Bell mécanicien de moteur à vapeur. En 1950,la Commission britannique des transports, propriétaire des chemins de fer nouvellement nationalisées, a pris la décision de remplacer Princess May et Prince Edward par un nouveau bateau à aubes qui serait le plus grand bateau de navigation intérieure en Grande-Bretagne. Maid of the Loch a été construit par A. & J. Inglis (en) de Glasgow et lancé le jeudi 5 mars 1953, entrant en service la même année. C'est un navire "knock down" qui, après sa construction au chantier naval, a été démonté puis expédié au loch Lomond par chemin de fer à Balloch et réassemblé sur place. Maid of the Loch a été peint en blanc avec une cheminée jaune-ocre. Il a d'abord navigué pour la Caledonian Steam Packet Company (en). En 1969, il a été transféré au Scottish Bus Group (en) (SGB) puis en 1973 au Caledonian MacBrayne. Comme pour les autres bateaux à vapeur, la pression sur les coûts a entraîné sa mise hors service commerciale le 31 août 1981. Un autre problème était que certains des quais du lac étaient en mauvais état et n'étaient pas adaptés à recevoir un si grand navire. Une série de tentatives pour le remettre en service a échoué, et le navire commençait à se détériorer progressivement. Restauration En 1992, le comté de Dumbarton acheté Maid of the Loch et sa restauration a commencé. En 1995, avec le soutien d'un groupe de passionnés, un organisme de bienfaisance, le Loch Lomond Steamship Company a pris en charge sa propriété et a poursuivi la restauration. À l'automne 2000, il devint un café/bar et salle de réception flottant. Pour le remettre en navigation, il fallait pouvoir le mettre en cale sèche pour des réparations de la coque. C'est grâce à une subvention de la Heritage Lottery Fund (en) que le bateau a pu être mis hors de l'eau le 27 juin 2006 pour cette restauration. Le Maid of the Loch est ouvert au public tous les jours de Pâques à octobre, et les week-ends seulement en hiver. Il a une nouvelle livrée en rouge, blanc et noir, la cheminée est maintenant rouge avec un haut noir. Le reste des réparations est toujours en attente pour le remettre en service. Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « PS Maid of the Loch » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes (en) MAID OF THE LOCH - National Historic Ships UK Loch Lomond Steamship Company Portail du monde maritime Portail du Royaume-Uni Portail de la protection du patrimoine
Pairc nan Laoch

Pairc nan Laoch is a shinty stadium in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is home to Skye Camanachd. History Skye Camanachd originally played at Home Farm in the village of Portree and then moved to the King George V Park in the centre of the village where they attracted large crowds. They also used a park at Skeabost from time to time when the King George V was unavailable. The King George V surface was unfortunately of a poor standard and therefore from the mid-1990s, efforts were made to secure a dedicated shinty stadium in the village. This resulted in the construction of Pairc nan Laoch (Scots Gaelic for "Field of Heroes") on land to the west of the town. Despite being created out of rocky and boggy moorland and only being played on first in 1998, the park is now considered to be one of the best in Scotland. The financial repercussions of building a large clubhouse with a bar, kitchen and gym has been a major burden to the club but in recent years steps have been taken to deal with this. In early 2011 the pitch suffered vandalism. Although the stadium has yet to be awarded a Camanachd Cup final due to a lack of grandstand, the park has hosted the Balliemore Cup final in 2011 as well as the Balliemore and Sutherland Cup finals in 2005. The park is used by both Skye Camanachd senior teams, the ladies team and all youth teams from U-17 to Primary Age References External links Skye Camanachd Official Website Archived 9 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Monimail Tower

Monimail Tower, auch Monimail Palace, ist ein Tower House nahe der schottischen Ortschaft Letham in der Council Area Fife. Es war Teil des Herrenhauses Palace of Monimail beziehungsweise Monimail Palace. 1984 wurde das Bauwerk als Einzeldenkmal in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Denkmalkategorie A aufgenommen. Geschichte Im frühen 14. Jahrhundert zählte das Anwesen Monimail zu den Besitztümern des Bistums St Andrews. Als Bischof von St Andrews ließ William de Lamberton dort eine befestigte Anlage, den Palace of Monimail, errichten. Nach der Reformation erwarb James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich das Anwesen. Er ließ die als ruinös beschriebenen Gebäude überarbeiten und veräußerte Monimail im Jahre 1592 an Robert Melville, 1. Lord Melville. John Melville, 3. Lord Melville schloss die Länderei Raith (siehe Raith House) an Monimail an und erwirkte 1644 die Einrichtung einer Baronie. Nachdem sein Sohn George, 4. Lord Melville 1683 als Mitglied der Rye-House-Verschwörung bezichtigt wurde, floh dieser zunächst nach Hamburg. Zunächst enteignet, sollte es bis 1689 dauern, bis Melville das Anwesen zurückerhielt. Im folgenden Jahr wurde er zum ersten Earl of Melville erhoben. Um seinem politischen Einfluss, der ihm durch seine Ämter als Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland und Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in den frühen 1690er Jahren erwachsen war, Ausdruck zu verleihen, ließ Melville zwischen 1697 und 1701 Melville House erbauen, lebte jedoch weiterhin auf Monimail Tower. Die Errichtung des Monimail Tower wird häufig dem 1546 ermordeten Kardinal David Beaton zugeschrieben. Möglicherweise ließ er ein Vorgängerbauwerk errichten. Der heutige Turm trägt jedoch das Wappen James Balfours und eine Inschrift weist das Baujahr 1578 aus. Möglicherweise entstand Monimail Tower unter Einbeziehung von Fragmenten eines älteren Turms. Im Jahre 1800 waren nur noch Mauerreste des ehemaligen Palastes vorhanden, sodass das Tower House das letzte erhaltene Fragment der Anlage ist. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Monimail Tower auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
Panmure Testimonial

The Panmure Testimonial, otherwise known as the Live and Let Live Memorial, is a monument in Angus, Scotland. It was erected in 1839 to commemorate the generosity of William Maule, the 2nd Earl of Panmure (later 1st Baron of Panmure) during the 'year of short corn' in 1826, a year in which an unusually hot and dry summer led to severe food shortages. In response, Lord Panmure suspended the collection of rent from his tenant farmers. The monument was paid for in full by the tenant farmers. The monument was designed by architect John Henderson, and is protected as a category B listed building. Location The monument was erected at the top of Camustone Hill, at the westernmost edge of Panmure Estate, at the end of an avenue of trees leading from Panmure House. The Camus Cross lies a quarter of a mile to the east on a mound in this avenue. Description The monument is an octagonal pedestal flanked by arched buttresses and surmounted by circular fluted column balustraded above the capital and terminating in stone urn. It stands 105-foot (32 m) high. References
Paper mills of Aberdeen

This is an article about the 3 main former paper mills in Aberdeen, Scotland. Donside Paper Mill The Donside Paper Mill was paper mill in Aberdeen, shortly to the north of Old Aberdeen and the Tillydrone area, by the River Don. Since its closure in 2001 (with the loss of approximately 250 jobs), all the mill buildings have been cleared, and the site has been redeveloped as an "urban village" The mill was developed to produce off-machine coated grades of paper. Principle grades were label (one sided coated), gloss art (two sided, single and double coated) and matt art (two sided single and double coated). In 2016 a hydro electric turbine was installed on the site by Aberdeen Community Energy (www.acenegy.org.uk). The installation revealed an old lade which had previously delivered water to the paper mill. Davidson Mill Davidson Mill was a paper mill in the Mugiemoss area of Aberdeen. It closed in June 2005. Stoneywood Paper Mill Stoneywood Paper Mill was a paper mill in Aberdeen. It was established in 1710 by James Moir. It is now the only remaining paper mill on the river Don. After entering administration in January 2019, the Stoneywood Paper Mill survived after a management buyout by Creative Paper Holdings Ltd. in September 2019. However, in September 2022, it was announced that the mill has gone into the administration, making 301 out of 372 staff members redundant.. The closed mill was fire damaged in 2024, with demolition proposed References External links Stoneywood Paper Mill Davidson Mill Davidsons on BAPH UKMills Forum Donside Paper Mill closure costs 250 jobs Donside on BAPH UKMills Forum