Entries tagged

‘highlands’

EventDate
The Highlands and Islands Development Board opens 1st November
Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean is born 26th October
Ben Nevis observatory is established 17th October
Ardnamurchan lighthouse lit for the first time 5th October
Grampian Television goes on air 30th September
The Queen Mother unveils the Commando Monument 27th September
First recorded ascent of Ben Nevis 17th August
Formal opening of the West Highland Railway 11th August
Trains start running to Fort William 7th August
Madame Ecosse is born in Glasgow 10th July
Construction begins at Sutherland Spaceport 5th May
Campaigner Willie McRae dies after being shot in the Highlands 7th April
The Massacre of Glencoe 13th February
Author Alistair MacLean dies in West Germany 2nd February
Climbers killed in Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche 24th January