# loch (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover loch. Page: Feed: --- ## [Two new Directors at Shetland Islands Council](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3978/two-new-directors-at-shetland-islands-council) _2026-08-20 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ Two significant appointments have been made as part of Shetland Islands Council’s ongoing management restructure. ## [Young people sought for Scottish Youth Parliament](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3977/young-people-sought-for-scottish-youth-parliament) _2026-08-20 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ Young people in Shetland aged 14 to 25 are being invited to put themselves forward for election to the next term of the Scottish Youth Parliament. ## [The Magpie and the Bloodstained Stone](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-magpie-and-the-bloodstained-stone) _2026-08-20 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ The Laird of Carskey, his familiar spirit "Little Mouth," and the prophecy of the standing stone ## [Livestock owners urged to take Bluetongue virus precautions](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3976/livestock-owners-urged-to-take-bluetongue-virus-precautions) _2026-08-19 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ With recent news of the first Bluetongue virus cases now among sheep in Scotland, local livestock owners are being advised to be vigilant when they purchase animals during the Autumn sales. ## [Campbelton's forgotten legacy as the first capital and royal seat of the Dalriadic Scots](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/campbeltons-forgotten-legacy-as-the) _2026-08-19 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ The sea between the northern coast of Ireland and the jagged western shores of Scotland is a restless, churning corridor. ## [Are you registered to vote?](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3975/are-you-registered-to-vote-) _2026-08-18 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ Residents in Shetland are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them. ## [Reconstructing daily medieval life through the 13th-century accounts of Reginald de Chen.](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/reconstructing-daily-medieval-life) _2026-08-18 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ Imagine standing high on the wooden palisades of the royal castle of Kincardine in the late autumn of the thirteenth century. ## [The catastrophic looting of Scotland’s ancient archives at Berwick in 1291](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-catastrophic-looting-of-scotlands) _2026-08-17 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ Imagine the echoing, torch-lit chambers of Edinburgh Castle in the late summer of 1291. ## [The Panic at Stirling Castle](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-panic-at-stirling-castle) _2026-08-16 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ The Night Irish Recruits Were Mistaken for a French Invasion Force ## [The Battle of Corriemuckloch](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-battle-of-corriemuckloch) _2026-08-15 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ Smugglers, Dragoons, and the Fight for "Mountain Dew" in Glenquoich ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6X5wtLgsbrQe) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [The "Daft Company" of Crieff](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-daft-company-of-crieff) _2026-08-14 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ Military Discipline and Village Pranksters in the Volunteer Militia ## [Roads Notice – Oil spill, A970 near Black Gaet junction](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3974/roads-notice-oil-spill-a970-near-black-gaet-junction) _2026-08-14 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ The Council's Roads Service is aware this morning of an oil spill on the A970, south of the Black Gaet junction, and asks drivers to take particular care on this route. ## [Residents temporarily decanted from Isleshavn Care Home, Yell](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3973/residents-temporarily-decanted-from-isleshavn-care-home-yell) _2026-08-13 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ Due to staffing issues, a decision has been taken to temporarily transfer a small number of residents from Isleshavn Care Home to other care settings. ## [Cannibalizing History](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/cannibalizing-history) _2026-08-13 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ The tragic 1805 dismantling of Loch Kinnord’s ancient drawbridge to build a modern road. ## [The Sun Scourge of 1826 and the Silent Mill](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-sun-scourge-of-1826-and-the-silent) _2026-08-12 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ The summer of 1826 did not arrive in the Scottish Highlands with the gentle warmth of the season; it descended like a furnace. ## [A Grave in the Raspberries](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/a-grave-in-the-raspberries) _2026-08-11 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ The Carriden Burial Riot of 1767 ## [The Roman Foundations of Carriden House](https://scottishtales.substack.com/p/the-roman-foundations-of-carriden) _2026-08-10 · Bagtown Clans · Tales of Forgotten Scottish History_ Unearthing the ancient secrets beneath a 17th-century Scottish mansion ## [Exam results day for secondary pupils in Shetland](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3972/exam-results-day-for-secondary-pupils-in-shetland-) _2026-08-04 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ Across Shetland today, 599 secondary pupils will receive their exam results from Qualifications Scotland – the new exam body which replaced the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) in December 2025 ## [Programme revealed for the 2026 Shetland Climate Festival](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3971/programme-revealed-for-the-2026-shetland-climate-festival) _2026-07-31 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ The 2026 Shetland Climate Festival programme has been launched – with a repair café, cookery demonstrations, and a variety of exhibitors and workshops. ## [Blue-green algae confirmed in Spiggie Loch, Dunrossness](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3970/blue-green-algae-confirmed-in-spiggie-loch-dunrossness) _2026-07-29 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ Shetland Islands Council's Environmental Health Team has received notification that blue-green algae is present in Spiggie Loch. ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PQp1LHt5XnbH) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [New ZetTrans bus timetables to launch next month](https://www.shetland.gov.uk/news/article/3969/new-zettrans-bus-timetables-to-launch-next-month) _2026-07-28 · www.shetland.gov.uk_ ZetTrans, the transport strategy partnership for Shetland, today announces that new bus timetables will come into effect across Shetland from Monday 17 August 2026. ## [Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve - Morton Lochs](https://hutchie.scot/posts/2/morton-loch-may-2026) _2026-05-24 · Hutchie · hutchie.scot_ Photos from a(nother) spring visit to Tentsmuir's Morton Lochs in Scotland. ## [Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve - Morton Lochs (May 2025)](https://hutchie.scot/posts/1/morton-loch-2025) _2026-04-07 · Hutchie · hutchie.scot_ Photos from a spring visit to Tentsmuir's Morton Lochs in Scotland.