If you had just 24 hours in Scotland where would you go? Add in teleportation, time travel and even the magic of pausing time you can conjure up the day of your dreams.
That is what Our Scotland is all about, highlighting the places and people that are memorable.
My name is Alison Fraser and I love all things Scotland, the people, the food, the music and the places.
In this episode I’m joined by Professor Donna Heddle who is going to take us on a historic 24 hours around Scotland and share some fascinating stories with us, some you may know, and some you might not.
Professor Donna Heddle is the Director of the Institute for Northern Studies at University of the Highlands and Islands.
Based on the UHI Orkney campus, her research interests include Scottish and Northern isles cultural history, small island studies, Scottish language and literature, and Old Norse.
Donna’s links:
Links to papers and talks https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/cultural/institute-for-northern-studies/staff/donna-heddle/
UHI Profile https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/persons/donna-heddle
Email: donna.heddle@uhi.ac.uk
Places Donna took us:
Cluny in Fife https://www.welcometofife.com/
Papa Westray, Orkney https://www.orkney.com/explore/papa-westray
Iona http://www.welcometoiona.com/visiting-iona/
Lochindorb Castle https://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/Chatelaine/LOCHINDORB.HTM
Elderslie https://paisley.is/visit/wallace-monument/
St Margaret’s Chapel, Edinburgh Castle https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/see-and-do/highlights/st-margarets-chapel
Leith for seafood https://www.timeout.com/edinburgh/restaurants/edinburghs-best-seafood-restaurants
Milnes Bar, Rose St, Edinburgh https://www.belhaven.co.uk/pubs/midlothian/milnes-bar
St Magnus Cathedral https://www.stmagnus.org/
Torvhaug Bar https://www.kirkwallbid.co.uk/business/torvhaug
Stories she mentioned:
Wolf of Badenoch https://hiddenscotland.com/journal/the-wolf-of-badenoch-and-the-burning-of-elgin-cathedral
Archie the Grimm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_3rd_Earl_of_Douglas
Bell the Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Angus
Robert Henderson, Testament of Cresseid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Testament_of_Cresseid
Neil Gunn, Highland River http://www.neilgunn.org.uk/works/forewords/highlandriver.html
Anon, Sir Patrick Spens https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/sir-patrick-spens/
Hugh McDiarmid, The Bonnie Broukit Bairn https://www.poemist.com/hugh-macdiarmid/the-bonnie-broukit-bairn
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6gnvald_Kali_Kolsson
Music:
Simple Minds https://www.simpleminds.com/2024/01/27/global-tour-2024/
Runrig - Loch Lomond (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQ1pNfbe3Q
Dougie McLean - Caledonia https://www.dougiemaclean.com/
Flower of Scotland as sung by the Tartan Army https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLLJc16Rzk
The Proclaimers https://the.proclaimers.co.uk/
Johnny Cash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOpafs_mwpo
ACDC - Problem Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOpafs_mwpo
If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch.
You can email alison@alisonfraser.co or DM me at https://www.instagram.com/ourscotlandpodcast/