The Scottish History Podcast

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151 - TWISH - The Dechmond Woods Incident

2026-11-0938:40

USE CODE TSHP15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR RABBIE'S TOUR AT RABBIES.COMThis Week in Scottish History, on the 9th of November 1979 - saw the infamous Bob Taylor, West Lothian incident or Dechmont Woods Incident.A story very close to me (literally as I grew up 2 minutes away from the localtion!!!!) that I have waited a long time to tell on the podcast.Enjoy!http://scothistorypod.comhttp://ko-fi.com/scothistorypodhttp://patreon.com/[email protected] & Instagram - Scothistorypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

150 - Achnacarry, Commandos & The SAS

2026-11-0639:54

USE TSHP15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR RABBIE'S TOUR AT RABBIES.COMIn this episode, we go to World War II.Achnacarry castle in Lochaber, the seat of Clan Cameron is turned into a Special Training Centre for the Commandos.How? Why? We find all this out in todays episode.http://scothistorypod.comhttp://ko-fi.com/scothistorypodhttp://patreon.com/[email protected] & Instagram - Scothistorypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

149 - The Darkest Tales of Scotland

2026-10-2936:57

TSHP15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR RABBIE'S TOUR AT RABBIES.COMIn this episode, we complete our Spooky Scotland series with some of the wildest and perhaps most well known spooky stories. From Bruke and Hare, to Sawney Bean, it's all here.Happy Halloween!http://scothistorypod.comhttp://ko-fi.com/scothistorypodhttp://patreon.com/[email protected] & Instagram - Scothistorypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

148 - TWISH - Thomas Cochrane

2026-10-2642:01

TSHP15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR RABBIE'S TOUR AT RABBIES.COMThis week in Scottish History marks the death of Thomas Cochrane. An incredible navy man who fought for Britain, Chile, Peru and Greece.He was fiery, and involved in a scandal that threatened to ruin him completely.A story I have wanted to tell for a long time, as there is an impressive bust of him in Culross, Fife.I remember having Chilean passengers on an Outlander tour who recognised him instantly!Enjoy!http://scothistorypod.comhttp://ko-fi.com/scothistorypodhttp://patreon.com/[email protected] & Instagram - Scothistorypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

147 - Haunted Castles, Battlefields and Bloody Ground

2026-10-2239:15

TSHP15 FOR 15% OFF YOUR RABBIE'S TOUR AT RABBIES.COMIn our penultimate part of our Spooky Scotland series, we are focussing on the ghosts of the castles, the battlefields and the bloody ground in Scotland.We visit Fyvie Castle, Crathes Castle, Balvenie Castle as well as battlefields of Drumclog, Bothwell Brig and Glencoe.Enjoy!http://scothistorypod.comhttp://ko-fi.com/scothistorypodhttp://patreon.com/[email protected] & Instagram - Scothistorypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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