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Daughter of Andrew Edward Gemmell and Sharon Ross
"Great" "Great" "Great" "Great" Grand Daughter of William Gemmill and Grace Shaw of Knowe Penninghame
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Young Scot of The Year 2007
Kelly Jane Gemmell
Also Known as Kelly Ross
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KNOWE VILLAGE, PENNINGHAME WIGTOWNSHIRE
AROUND 1860 - 1880
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The National Flag of Scotland
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In 832 AD, a Pictish army under King Angus MacFergus, High King of Alba, along with a force of Scots under Eochaidh, King of Dalriada (and grandfather of Kenneth MacAlpin), was battling a Northumbrian force in Lothian for control of that region. The night before battle, Saint Andrew reportedly appeared to Angus in a vision, and on the field of battle the next day, a Saltire, or x-shaped cross, similar to the one that Saint Andrew was crucified on, appeared in the sky, encouraging the Picts and Scots in their fight and causing the Northumbrians to flee the field, after their |
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leader, Athelstan, was killed. The site of the battle was and still is known as Athelstanford, or “the ford of Athelstan”. The colours of the flag are supposed to represent the white of clouds and the azure colour of the sky. From that time onward, the Saltire became the national emblem of the Scots, not only as a flag, but also worn on tunics and bonnets of Scottish soldiers as a way to identify themselves on the battlefield. One version of the flag in the National Museum of Scotland, called the “Douglas Standard”, which reportedly was the personal flag of the Earl of Douglas and carried at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. The flag was green, with a Saltire and red heart, the symbol of the Douglas family. The Saltire was also seen on the nations’ coinage, being introduced by King David the First in the 13th century. |
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During our visit to the Highland city of Inverness, we visited Culloden Battle Field where on 19th April 1746 the Scottish Army commanded by Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated by an English army commanded by the Duke of Cumberland. during the next few years the clan system of the highlands was slowly broken up as a fighting force. The Photo Show plays automatically once you click on the link and it is well worth waiting for it to load, Tomaidh the site designer is featured, the music is the theme from Brave heart. We also paid a visit to Fort George and Cawdor Castle the seat of the Campbell's of Cawdor, we had a wonderful three days staying in Inverness the capital of the Highlands a bustling University city. The Old Leanach Cottage on the Culloden Battle Field was used as a field dressing station by the English Army during the Battle
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On a visit to Burns Cottage Alloway, Ayrshire & Saint Ninians Chapel at the Isle of Whithorn
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