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2. Thane (Scotland) - Wikipedia

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   Imperial, royal, noble,gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe. Thane ( / ˈθeɪn /; Scottish Gaelic: taidhn) [ 1] was the title given to a local royal official in medieval eastern Scotland, equivalent in rank to the son of an earl, [ 2] who was at the head of an administrative and socio-economic unit known as a thanedom or thanage.

3. Callendar House - Wikipedia

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   Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. [ 1] During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture. However, the core of the building is a 14th-century tower house.

4. Spynie Palace - Wikipedia

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   Spynie Palace. /  57.67611°N 3.29139°W  / 57.67611; -3.29139. Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland. The founding of the palace dates back to the late 12th century. It is situated about 500 m from the location of the first officially ...

5. Scottish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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   The first documented Scottish settlement in the Americas was of Nova Scotia in 1629. On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander. [ 1] Between 1622 and 1628, Sir William launched four attempts to send colonists to Nova Scotia; all failed for various reasons.

6. Scotland in the modern era - Wikipedia

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   History of Scotland. Scotland in the modern era, from the end of the Jacobite risings and beginnings of industrialisation in the 18th century to the present day, has played a major part in the economic, military and political history of the United Kingdom, British Empire and Europe, while recurring issues over the status of Scotland, its status ...

7. Borthwick Castle - Wikipedia

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   Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications. [ 1] It is located twelve miles (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh, [ 2] to the east of the village of Borthwick, on a site protected on three sides by a steep fall in the ground. It was constructed in 1430 for Sir William Borthwick, from whom the ...