Tayside Historical Tours

Historic Dundee

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:41:59 +0000

Dundee is the fourth city of Scotland, with a population of around 140,000, but for Dundonians, and adopted Dundonians, it will always be Scotland’s first city. Up until the recent past it was known as the city of ‘jute, jam and journalism’. With the passing of the textile industry and the decline of engineering, it is now attempting to re-invent itself as the city of Discovery and is gathering a reputation in the fields of computer gaming, and research and development in science and medicine. However, Dundee’s greatest assets are undoubtedly the people of the city and the rich and deep history of a place that has provided the backdrop to some of the most dramatic events in Scotland ’s turbulent past.

Historic Angus

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:21 +0000

Angus is an administrative area of local government with Dundee as its principal town. However, as an administrative area, it goes back to the pre-history of Scotland . The roots of the name are derived from the personal name Oengus, who was reputedly the son of Fergus, an over-king of Pictland in the eighth century, before the area fell under the sway of the Dalriadic kings of Scots. Sometime around the ninth to the tenth century, the distinctive character of Pictland started to merge with other cultural forms derived from Dalriada and the Angle kingdom that lay to the south of the Forth . But, it is unlikely that the Pictish peoples of Angus were displaced or wiped out. Instead, it is generally accepted that the rise of the Scots and the development of the early Scottish nation followed a pattern of relatively peaceful incorporation of the separate peoples comprising the Angles (based around the Lothians), the Britons (based in Strathclyde) and the Picts (based in the north and easterly parts of Scotland ).

Welcome to Tayside Historical Tours Blog.

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:53:43 +0000

It is the aim of this blog to highlight one of the most beautiful areas in Scotland . The website will focus on some of the outstanding historical monuments of the region including hillforts, castles, ecclesiastical sites and houses. And, we will also explain the sometimes romantic and grisly stories that underpin the history of these monuments.