| ID |
Name |
| Record Type |
Description |
| 120354 |
Vietnam War |
| Historical Event |
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon… |
| 119039 |
The Battle of the Falkland Islands |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a naval action between the British Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy… |
| 119038 |
The Battle of Coronel |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of Coronel was a First World War Imperial German Naval victory over the Royal Navy on 1 November… |
| 117502 |
Inspection of the March, 1763 Date / From: 1763 |
| Historical Event |
An inspection of the sea boundary between North Uist and Harris took place in 1763. On this occasion the passengers… |
| 117497 |
Meeting at Cladh Maolrithe |
| Historical Event |
A meeting was held at Cladh Maolrithe at the suggestion of Donald MacLeod, the old Trojan, sometime in the mid… |
| 117480 |
Inspection of the March, 1736 Date / From: 1 Jul 1736 To: 31 Aug 1736 |
| Historical Event |
In July or August 1736 a large birlinn sailed from Skye to the Sound of Harris with Donald MacLeod the… |
| 117476 |
Whale on Shensker, 1711 Date / From: 1711 |
| Historical Event |
One Saturday in 1711 Morris Morrison and Alexander MacLeod were sailing from Berneray to their sheiling on Votersay when they… |
| 117468 |
Meeting at Goulaby, 1735 Date / From: 2 Aug 1735 |
| Historical Event |
On 2nd August 1735 a meeting was held at Goulaby in an attempt to end the controversy over the ownership… |
| 117428 |
Great Sandstorm of 1697 Date / From: 1697 |
| Historical Event |
The sandstorm of 1697 filled in a shallow arm of the sea that lay between Berneray and Sheabie. Alick Morrison’s… |
| 117071 |
Clydebank Blitz Date / From: 1941 |
| Historical Event |
The Clydebank Blitz comprised two devastating Luftwaffe air raids on the ship building town of Clydebank, which took place in… |
| 113511 |
Drowning at Gniopa, 1899 Date / From: 1899 |
| Historical Event |
An issue of The Scotsman, dated 2nd October 1899, gives a brief account of the deaths of four men between… |
| 110424 |
The Battle of the Java Sea Date / From: 27 Feb 1942 |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of the Second World War.… |
| 110140 |
Conservation of Teampall na Trianaid Date / From: 2011 |
| Historical Event |
Although conservation work on Teampall na Trianaid had taken part in the past, there had been little success at drawing… |
| 109852 |
Norwegian Sovereignty of the Hebrides, 1098 – 1266 |
| Historical Event |
In 1098, the Hebrides and Isle of Man, together known as the Suðreyjar, Southern Isles, were signed over to Norway… |
| 109717 |
Battle of Largs Date / From: 2 Oct 1263 |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of Largs took place in the autumn of 1263. A fleet of ships sent by King Haakon IV… |
| 109716 |
Treaty of Perth Date / From: 2 Jul 1266 |
| Historical Event |
The Treaty of Perth, signed on 2nd July 1266, concluded over 25 years of dispute over ownership of the Suðreyjar,… |
| 109064 |
Feud between MacDonalds of Sleat & MacLeods of Harris Date / From: 1 Jan 1600 To: 31 Dec 1609 |
| Historical Event |
Sometime around 1600 Donald Gorm Mòr, chief of Clan MacDonald of Sleat, rejected his wife Margaret, sending her back to… |
| 109037 |
Battle of Carinish Date / From: 1601 |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of Carinish, Blàr Chàirinis, took place in May 1601, just one event during a bitter feud between the… |
| 109034 |
Grianam Case Date / From: 1 Jan 1700 To: 31 Dec 1799 |
| Historical Event |
The Grianam case was a legal dispute between the MacDonalds and MacLeods regarding rights to several islands in the Sound… |
| 109032 |
American War of Independence |
| Historical Event |
The American War of Independence, sometimes known as the American Revolutionary War or the Revolutionary War, was the armed conflict… |
| 109012 |
Battle of Falkirk Muir Date / From: 17 Jan 1746 |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of Falkirk Muir took place in January 1746 as part of the Jacobite uprising. An army of 8000,… |
| 109011 |
Battle of Prestonpans Date / From: 21 Sep 1745 |
| Historical Event |
The Battle of Prestonpans took place in September 1745 as part of the Jacobite uprising. An army led by Charles… |
| 108360 |
The Reef Raiders Date / From: 1913 |
| Historical Event |
The Reef Raiders hit the headlines of the National Press in December 1913. The Proprietor of Lewis, Major Matheson, opposed… |
| 106836 |
Clearance of land for Borve Farm 1854 Date / From: 1854 |
| Historical Event |
In 1854 the area of Borve was cleared of its 22 crofters by the factor, John Robertson MacDonald, in order… |
| 105366 |
Empire Exhibition 1938 Date / From: May – Dec 1938 |
| Historical Event |
The Empire Exhibition was held in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow between May and December 1938, and helped the Scottish economy to… |