HistoryYou are in: Glasgow and West Scotland > People & Places > History  Dig up the past in September with a host of free events around Scotland.  BBC Radio Scotland's house detectives investigate the Ayrshire home of a Robert Burns patron.  John Anderson McDougall on the role of the clan society and their Homecoming celebrations.  Unique photographs shed light on a lost way of life in the Highlands and Islands and West Scotland.  Take a stroll in the footsteps of Burns, Cromwell and Wallace.  The life and work of architecture and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.  A look back at the Miners' Strike in Scotland, 25 years on.  History and events surrounding the centenary of the Glasgow School of Art.  Explore the history of golf and the role of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in the game.  Explore Scotland's dramatic past with Scotland's History and take part in our online debates.  Memories of tattie howkin', peat gathering and more  Explore the places, people and poetry connected to Robert Burns in Ayrshire.  The 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland's national bard.  Explore the history of your area with BBC Scotland's eras map.  Read the story of Private Jolly of the Cameron Highlanders. You are in: Glasgow and West Scotland > People & Places > History |